Center caster wheel linkage & hitch pole assembly – Great Plains 7344 Series VII Field Cultivator-Floating Hitch Operator Manual User Manual
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Series VII 7332-7344 Field Cultivator, Floating Hitch 560-200M
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Center Caster Wheel Linkage & Hitch Pole Assembly
Bolt the center fold bar (1) to the center
frame as shown in Figure 7. Use ¾ x 2½ hex
bolts (2) with lock washers & hex nuts. Bolt
the center frame truss (3) to the center frame
using 5/8 x 1½ hex bolts (4), lock washers and
hex nuts, and ¾ x 2 hex bolts (5) with lock
washers and hex nuts.
U-bolt the gauge wheel arm mount (6)
to the center brace bar with three ¾ x 3 x 5½ u-
bolts (7). Insert the left & right bottom center
gauge wheel arms (8 & 9) and secure with 1 x
5½ special hex bolts w/zerks (11) and nylon
lock nuts, do not torque. Attach the top gauge
wheel arms (10) with the same 1 x 5½ Gr.8
special hex bolt w/zerk and nylon lock nut, do
not torque. Connect the turnbuckle to the
bottom arms with a 1 x 2 3/8 usable clevis pin
(12), machine washer and 3/16 x 2 cotter pin.
See Caster Wheel Assembly, Section 3
Replacement Parts, for caster wheel exploded
diagram.
Bolt the hitch pole (13) to the brace bar
with two 1¼ x 7 Gr.8 hex bolts (14), secure
with 1¼ lock nuts but do not torque. Insert the
tongue jack (15) on the hitch pole jack tube.
Bolt the hitch clevis (16) to the hitch pole with
1½ x 11 safety chain bolt (17), machine
washers, slotted hex nut and ¼ x 3 cotter pin.
Attach hose holder (18) with 1/8 x 1½ cotter
pin.
Figure 7
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