HONDA RM752A - Manual (Page 16)

Attaching Mower to Tractor
Tractor Stability (figure 6)
A minimum 20% of tractor and equipment
weight must be on tractor front wheels with
mower in transport position. Without this
weight, tractor could tip over causing personal
injury or death. The weight may be attained with
front wheel weights, ballast in tires or front
tractor weights. When attaining the minimum
20%
weight on the front wheels, you must not
exceed the Roil Over Protection Structure
(ROPS) weight certification. Weigh the tractor
and equipment. DO NOT GUESS
OR ESTIMATE!
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Figure 6. Tractor Stability
Place mower on a level surface. Back tractor up to
mower and attach lower 3-paint lift arms to mower
hitch pins. Secure with Kiik pins.
Make sure tractor PTO spring-activated locking
collar slides freely
and is seated firmly in mower
driveline spline groove.
Attach mower drive shaft to tractor PTO.
Attach tractor top link to mower top link pivots.
Adjust tractor top link
to raise mower front end at
least making sure the back end clears the
ground and top pivot links have free travel when
raised.
Cutting Height Adjustment (figure 7 )
Place tractor and mower on a level surface. Check
tractor tire pressure to make sure it is correct and
equal.
The adjustments given are to provide you with a
starting point. Adjustments are approximate and
may vary due
to machine wear. You may desire to
fine tune them for your situation.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Avoid very low cutting heights. Striking the
ground with blades gives one of the most
damaging shock loads a mower can encounter.
Severe shock loads can damage the mower
drive and/or the tractor transmission.
Mower cutting height is raised, lowered, and main-
tained with tractor hydraulics and top link adjust-
ment, check chains and caster arms.
Place a straightedge along mower deck edge from
front to rear (refer to figure 8). Measure from each
front corner to the ground to be sure mower is level.
Use tractor 3-point arm adjustment as required.
Refer to figure 7. Approximate cutting heights are
provided for various hole
Set caster
arms to your desired cutting height.
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Hole in
Frame Rail
Hole in
5- 1 12
*Not usable in these holes
Figure 7. Caster Adjustment
14 F-7756 (1 0-89)