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Assembly
MAN1168 (5/27/2016)
DS8.50 & DS10.50 3-POINT MOUNTED
CUTTER
(See Figure 29)
Place jackstands under cutter to raise it off the ground
to provide clearance when assembling cutter. See
“BLOCKING METHOD” on page 21 for jackstand
placement.
Install Rear Tailwheel
1.
Attach tailwheel arms (11) to the tailwheel yoke
using eight (four per arm) cap screws and lock nuts
(supplied with arms).
NOTE:
Position tailwheel arms on yoke to desired
location (usually on row crop centers.
Install A-Frame
1.
Attach A-Frame assembly (1) to the square holes
of the cutter mast plates. Secure using carriage
bolts (18), bushing sleeves (7), washers (17) and
flanged lock nuts (20).
2.
Install washer (24), lift arms (3), second washer
(24) and lock nut (23) onto the end of the bolts
holding the tailwheel yoke to the cutter frame.
NOTE:
Do not remove existing lock nut from bolt.
3.
Attach the two lift arms (3) together at the top rear
hole using cap screw (19), spacer sleeve (6) and
flanged lock nut (20).
4.
Place both break links (2) together and position
between front holes of lift arms. secure with cap
screw (19), spacer sleeve (6) and flanged lock nut
(20).
NOTE:
Break links must rest on top of rear spacer
sleeve (6).
5.
Place sleeve (5) between front holes of break links.
Align with rear holes of A-Frame assembly (1) and
secure together with cap screw (21), sleeve (4) and
lock nut (22).
Install Hoses
1.
Unwind hydraulic hose (15) from hydraulic cylinder.
2.
Remove plug from rear side of hydraulic cylinder.
3.
Install adapter (12) in port of cylinder. Position with
elbow pointing toward front of cutter.
4.
Install hydraulic hose (15) to adapter.
5.
Attach reducer (13) and coupler (14) to end of
hose.
6.
Route both hoses on top of deck, under left spindle
coupler and through hose ring on side of A-Frame
assembly.
7.
Install stroke control kit (not pictured) to cylinder
rod. Stroke control kit is used to set cut height.
Install Driveline
1.
Lightly coat splitter gearbox input shaft with
grease.
2.
Remove cap screws and lock nuts from yoke on
slip clutch end of driveline (10). Attach driveline to
input shaft of gearbox. Reinstall cap screws and
lock nut through driveline and groove on input
shaft.
