Land Pride AFM4214 Operator's Manual

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15Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up12/06/11 AFM4214 and AFM4216 All-Flex Grooming Mowers 315-587MLand Pride Table of Contentsd. Hold locks in this position until all 3 mower deckshave unfolded enough to allow lock lugs tobecome fully disengaged.e. Extend all 3 cylinders to their maximum stroke.Pull RopesFigure 1-5Gauge Wheel AssemblyRefer to Figure 1-6:Center deck gauge wheels (#4) are mounted in thecarrier frames spindle support tubes upside down.1. Remove nuts (#7) and bolts (#6) from the centerdeck carrier frames and remove gauge wheels fromthe frames.2. Check spacer location on the other gauge wheels.Note how many and what sizes are above and belowthe gauge wheel spindle support tube and then placean equal number of spacers (#1, 2 & 3) and sizesabove and below the spindle support tube whileinserting the gauge wheel spindle into the spindlesupport tubes.Center Deck Rear Gauge WheelsFigure 1-613660Spring LoadedTransport Locks1IMPORTANT: Do not bend spring steel mountingbracket supporting the slow moving vehicle sign.This sign is purposely angled so that when the deckis folded up for transporting, the sign will face traffic.26620Leave Slow Moving Vehicle Sign angled.This sign should face traffic when deckis folded up for transporting.Hydraulic Hook-upRefer to Figure 1-4:This mower is equipped and plumbed from the factorywith double acting cylinders, hydraulic hoses andcouplings for folding the wings and center deck.Hydraulic Hook-upFigure 1-41. Cut plastic ties securing hydraulic hoses (#1) to hosesupport loop (#2). Be careful not to cut plastic tiesecuring the ten linch pins (#5) to the support loop.2. Route hoses (#1) through hose support loop (#2)and connect to tractor remote outlets. Quickdisconnect hydraulic fittings for your tractor aresupplied attached to the hoses.3. Locate carbon steel wire (#3) attached between wingcylinders (#4). This wire secures the wing decks inthe folded position during shipment. Remove wireand dispose of it in a trash container.Pull Rope Hook-upRefer to Figure 1-5:The operator on the tractor seat will need to be able toaccess the pull rope from the tractor seat when loweringthe folded decks to ground level.1. Attach pull rope (#1) to an area within the operator’sreach. Make sure the pull rope can not becometangled with the operator and driveline.2. Unfold mower decks as follows:AFM4216 Model OnlyRefer to Figure 2-3 on page 18:a. If attached, remove wing deck floating pins andstore in storage tube (#2).AFM4214 & AFM4216 ModelsRefer to Figure 1-5:b. Retract hydraulic cylinders to remove weight fromtransport locks.c. Pull transport lock rope (#1) toward the tractor todisengage locks.26622