4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Attachingthree-pointequipment
WARNING
Entanglementhazard!
Beforeattachingordetachingequipmentor
changingthePowerTake-Off(PTO)shaft:1)
Applytheparkingbrake.2)Moveallcontrols
toneutralandPTOcontrolknobtothedis-
engagedposition.3)Stoptheengineandre-
movethekey.4)WaitforthePTOshafttostop
turningbeforeleavingthecab.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
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NOTICE:Whenattachingmountedorsemimountedim-
plementtothethree-pointlinkage,ensurethatthereisad-
equateclearancebetweentheimplementandtherearof
thetractor.Theclearancesintheraisedpositionshould
becheckedbyraisingtheimplementcarefullywiththepo-
sitioncontrollever.Withtheimplementfullyraisedthere
mustbeatleast100mm(4in).Clearancebetweenthe
implementandthenearestpartofthetractor.
Mostimplementscanbeattachedtothetractorasfollows:
1.Positionthetractorsothatthelowerlinkhitchpoints
arelevelwithandslightlyaheadoftheimplementhitch
pins.Carefullybringthetractorrearwardstomatch
thetractorandimplementhitchpoints.Firstattachthe
left-handlowerlink,thenbyadjustingthelevelingbox,
attachtherightlowerlink.
2.Lengthenorshortenthetoplinkuntiltheimplement
mastpincanbeinsertedthroughthemastandupper
linkoftheimplement.
3.Whendetachingtheimplement,theprocedureisthe
reverseofattaching.Thefollowinghintswillmake
detachingeasierandsafer.
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Alwaysparktheimplementonalevel,rmsurface.
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Implementshouldbesupportedsothatitcannottipor
fallwhendetachedfromthetractor.
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Alwaysrelieveallhydraulicpressureinanyremote
cylindersbeforedetaching.
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