Keep all persons away from operator control area while performing adjustments, service, or maintenance. Always use personal protection devices such as eye, hand and hearing protectors, when performing any service or maintenance. Periodically tighten all bolts, nuts and screws and check that all cotter pins are properly installed to ensure unit is in a safe condition. When completing a maintenance or service function, make sure all safety shields and devices are installed before placing unit in s

– ATTENTION! THE OPERATOR IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF HIMSELF, AS WELL AS OTHERS, IN THE – BECOME ALERT! OPERATING AREA OF THE TRACTOR AND ATTACHED – YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! EQUIPMENT. UNDERSTAND SIGNAL WORDS Note the use of the signal words DANGER, WARNING WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous sit- and CAUTION with the safety messages. The uation that, if not avoided, could result in death appropriate signal word for each has been selected or serious injury, and includes h

Complete check lists on page 20 when assembly is complete. Position cutter flat and cut the nylon straps that are holding all loose parts to the cutter. Rotate the “A” frame hitch forward and connect lift arms and toplink. Attach the two linkage lift straps to the cutter deck (behind the gearbox) and to the end of the slack link on the “A” frame. These bolted connections are moveable joints – so tighten nylock nuts only until excess looseness is gone. Most swinging drawbars will have to be moved

• Transport with clean reflectors, SMV and working lights as required by federal, state, and local laws. M100 WARNING 540 RPM SPEED RANGE ONLY HIGHER PTO SPEEDS CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY AND EQUIPMENT FAILURE 101101 REMEMBER: If Safety Signs have been damaged, removed, become illegible or parts replaced without Signs, new Safety Signs must be applied. New Safety Signs are available from your authorized distributor or factory. 16 INSTRUCTIONS TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS AND PREPARATION The models SDM40-

How to Install Safety Signs: Be sure that the installation area is clean and dry. Be sure temperature is above 50°F (10°C). Decide on the exact position before you remove the backing paper. Remove the smallest portion of the split backing paper. Align the sign over the specified area and carefully press the small portion with the exposed sticky backing in place. Slowly peel back the remaining paper and carefully smooth the remaining portion of the sign in place. Small air pockets can be pierced

Falling off power unit can result in death from being run over or crushed. Keep foldable ROPS systems in “locked up” position at all times. WARNING! When using the rake in a reverse position, use extra care – DO NOT RAM RAKE into dirt or packed snow piles! Tractor lift arms and the rake are not built to take high impact loads in this position. RAMMING backwards can also dislodge operator from seat and/or tractor controls, resulting in possible serious injury. GRADING Adjust the 3 point hitch upp

NOTE: On DCR models – if your tractor has a Category 0 3 point hitch (20” drawbar spacing), then the lift arm pins must be installed to the inside of the frame. If the tractor has a Category I 3 point hitch (26” drawbar spacing), then the pull pins must be installed on the outside of the frame. c. Attach the mast of the main frame to the tractor by installing the tractor center (or top) link with a top link pin (not furnished). NOTE: Use stabilizer bars, adjustable sway chains, or sway blocks on

When removing, changing the angle, or reversing the rake, be sure that your feet are never under the rake. Use extreme caution when backfilling deep holes or trenches. Be careful to avoid catching the rake on stumps or other immovable objects. Use care when working on slopes. Avoid excessive speed during operation. Make adjustments only when the implement is attached to the tractor. When using the rake in a reverse position, use extra care. Do not ram rake into piles of dirt. Tractor lift arms a

It may also be used to alert functional purposes, cannot be guarded. against unsafe practices. If you have questions not answered in this manual or require additional copies or the manual is damaged, please contact your dealer or the manufacturer directly. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION! Working with unfamiliar equipment can lead to careless injuries. Read this manual, and the manual for your tractor, before assembly or operating, to acquaint yourself with the machines. It is the implement owner’s

1 LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Worksaver warrants to the original purchaser of any new 3 Pt. Landscape Rake, that the equipment be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of six (6) months for non-commercial, state, and municipalities. Use sixty (60) days for commercial use from date of retail sale. Replacement or repair parts installed in the equipment covered by this warranty are warranted for ninety (90) days from the date of purcha