Attaching Ballast Box to Tractor with Three-Point Hitch

CAUTION: To help prevent personal injury from tractor instability, be sure to attach ballast box after loader has been installed.

To avoid bodily injury or machine damage whenever the ballast box is attached, put transmission in PARK position and check the full range of hitch for interference or binding.

Do not stand between tractor and ballast box.

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    W05200-UN-06MAR02

    A - Center Link Mounting Hardware

    B - Quick-Lock Pins (2 used)

    Back up tractor to ballast box with hitch points approximately in alignment.


  2. Engage tractor parking brake and/or place transmission in PARK.

  3. Shut off tractor engine and remove key.

  4. Attach tractor draft links. Fasten with quick-lock pins (B) (stored on tractor draft links).

  5. Align center link with upper hole in ballast box mounting straps and install center link mounting hardware (A).

  6. Start tractor engine.

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    3X20 Series Tractor Shown

    A - Hitch Control Lever

    Slowly pull hitch control lever (A) to raise ballast box. Check for interference. Lower hitch to ground and adjust center link and/or lift links if necessary. (See procedures in your tractor Operator’s Manual.)

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