Great Plains 7344 Series VII Field Cultivator-Floating Hitch Operator Manual - Manual (Page 20)

Section 1: Assembly
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Series VII 7332-7344 Field Cultivator, Floating Hitch 560-200M 2/17/2005
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Center Level Bar Assembly
Slide the H-bracket (1) down over the
cylinder mount tube as shown in Figure 6. Bolt
in place with a ¾ x 8 bolt (2) and lock nut.
Draw this nut up but do not torque, as this part
must pivot.
Connect the level bars (3) and (4) to the
torque tube using two 1 x 4½ headed pins (5),
1” flat washers, 1” machine washers and 3/16 x
2 cotter pins. Install the 1¼ x 13½ Gr.8 bolt (6)
through the level bars and H-bracket. Draw up
snug with a 1¼ top lock nut (do not torque).
Connect the three level bar cross braces
(7) between the level bars and bolt in place
with ½ x 1½ bolts (8) using nuts and lock
washers.
Slide the leveling links (9) over the
leveling link mounting tubes as shown. Bolt in
place with 1 x 6 GR8 special thread hex bolts
(10), securing with nylon lock nuts. Do not
torque, as this part must pivot freely. Connect
the gauge wheel level bars (11) to the level bars
(3 & 4) using two 1 x 4½ headed pins (12), 1”
machine washers and 3/16 x 2 cotter pins.
Bolt the gauge wheel level bar (11) to
the tunbuckle assembly (13) through the
leveling link (9) as shown. Use the 1 x 6 Gr.8
special thread hex bolt and nylon lock nut. Do
not torgue as before.
Attach the rebound valve mounting
bracket (14) and valve mounting bracket plate
(15) with four ½ x 4½ bolts (16) using lock
washers and hex nuts. Insert the 1 x 6½
transport pin (17) in holder.
Figure 6