Land Pride AFM4214 - Manual (Page 2)

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AFM4214 and AFM4216 All-Flex Grooming Mowers 315-587M 5/29/13
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hardware Torque Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PTO To Drawbar Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Main Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Check Constant Velocity Driveline Length . . . . . 14
Hydraulic Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Pull Rope Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gauge Wheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Bleeding The Fold Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 2: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . 17
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Pre-Start Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
U-Joint Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Folding Mower Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Unfold Mower Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Unfold Decks With Pull Rope Locks . . . . . . . . . . 19
Unfold Decks With Hydraulic Locks . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Constant Velocity Driveline Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Special Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deck Height Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Belt Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Optional Hydraulic Transport Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 4: Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ball Swivel Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Low Lift Blades (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Medium Lift Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
High Lift Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mulching Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 26
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Servicing Mower Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Blade Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Blade Removal & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Blade Sharpening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
V-Belt Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driveline Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Disassembly & Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tires With Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driveline Constant Velocity Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driveline Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Inner Tube of Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Wheel Support Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Wheel Bushings (Gauge Wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Wheel Bushings (Transport Hubs) . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Blade Spindle Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4-Way Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mower Deck Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tool Bar to Deck Pivot Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Transport Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Wing Deck Pivot Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear Deck Pivot Half Clamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Wing Flex Pivot Lugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 6: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 36
Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 9: Torque & Tire Inflation Charts . . . 43
Section 10: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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