Great Plains 1205NT Predelivery Manual - Manual (Page 14)

1205NT
150-131Q 3/24/06
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Hitching Tractor to Drill
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DANGER
You may be severely injured or killed by being crushed
between the tractor and drill. Do not stand or place
any part of your body between drill and moving trac-
tor. Stop tractor engine and set park brake before in-
stalling the hitch pin.
Hitch Assembly
1.
See Figure 5.
Figure 5
Hitch Assembly
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Insert upper hitch plate (1) into
clevis hitch (2) with a spacer tube (3) on each
side of ball swivel.
2. Bolt in place with 1 x 5 1/2 inch bolt (4), flat
washer (5) and nylock nut (6).
Hitch Height
1.
For proper field operation, drill tongue should
run level in field position. See Figure 6.
a. With drill in field position, adjust tongue
jack to level tongue.
b. Measure tractor drawbar height to deter-
mine proper hitch height on drill.
c. Attach hitch to tongue with two 3/4 x 6
inch bolts (1), lock washers (2) and nuts
(3).
NOTE: Mounting holes in drill hitch are offset so
hitch can be turned over and attached in three dif-
ferent positions, giving six different hitch heights.
Figure 6
Hitch Height
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NOTE: When hitching drill to a different tractor,
check for a difference in drawbar heights. If
heights are different, readjust accordingly.
Setup