Agri-Fab 45-0438 manual

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    2008-01 I0 8 0 7 220 40 Inch Front Mount Dethatche r Illustrated Parts List Repair Parts Manual 531 30 83-24 (45-0438)[...]

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    Model No. 45-0438 PRINTED IN USA 40" FR ONT MOUNT TINE DETHA TCHER O WNERS MANU AL CA UTION: Read Rules f or Saf e Oper ation and Instr uctions Carefully FORM NO . 40506 (REV . 2/28/07) the fastest wa y to pur chase par ts www .speedepart.com ™ Safety Assembl y Operating Maintenance Repair P ar ts[...]

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    2 Look for this symbol to point out impor tant safety precautions. It means — Attention!! Become alert!! Y our safety is involved. • When de-thatching do not drive too close to a creek or ditch and be aler t for holes and other hazards which could cause you to lose control of the v ehicle. • Bef ore operating v ehicle on any grade (hill) ref [...]

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    3 1 9 7 10 2 4 6 11 12 3 5 8 15 13 19 24 26 20 21 22 27 16 17 25 18 14 23 7. Wheel 8. Mounting Shaft 9. Lift Handle Ar m 10. Handle Loc k Brack et 11. Tine Shield 12. F rame Mount Br acket REF P AR T NO . QTY DESCRIPTION 1 44326 12 Carriage Bolt, 5/16-18 x 1" 2 43063 2 He x Bolt, 5/16-18 x 1" 3 43001 4 He x Bolt, 3/8-16 x 1" 4 43087 [...]

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    4 • Remov e any front mounted attachments which ma y be installed on your tr actor . • Mark all loose par ts and sav e f or reassembly . Stop engine and let mufer cool bef ore attempting to install dethatcher hitch brac kets. 23 1 17 11 TINES POINT T O FRONT LEFT END 1 16 11 23 1 13 11 12 4 14 1 2 3 x 1 11 17 1 x 2 x 2 16 11 x 2 x 4 1 x 4 1 [...]

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    5 APPL Y OIL 6 7 26 24 6 7 7 20 4 5 6 26 x 1 6 x 2 7 x 1 x 1 24 6 x 2 7 x 1 7 x 2 20 x 1[...]

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    6 A TT ACHING DETHA TCHER TO TRACT OR 19 FRONT 3 12 SELF THREADING BOL T SELF THREADING BOL T FRONT MOUNTING HOLES • If the front of your tr actor has front mounting holes as shown in gure 7, continue on to gure 8. • If the front of your tr actor DOES NO T hav e front mounting holes, go to gure 10. • Remov e two self threading bolts [...]

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    7 8 12 5 27 • Assemble the fr ame mount brack et (27) to the tractor frame using f our 3/8" x 1-1/2" carriage bolts (5), spacers (8) and 3/8" nyloc k nuts (12). The spacers (8) go between the tractor frame and the fr ame mount brac ket. 10 11 1 21 22 19 11 2 21 FRONT 11 12 x 2 1 x 2 11 x 1 21 x 1 22 x 2 11 x 2 2 x 1 19 x 1 21[...]

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    8 • Attach dethatcher to hitch plate by placing mounting shaft into slots at front of hitch plate. Dethatcher mounting ar ms go to inside of hitch plate. Assemble keeper plates onto ends of mounting shaft and secure with (large) 1/8" hair pin cotters. FRONT OF TRACT OR HITCH PLA TE SLO T (LARGE) 1/8" HAIRPIN CO TTER KEEPER PLA TE MOUNTI[...]

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    9 Ser vice Dates Check f or loose f asteners X Lubrication X MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Fill in dates as you complete regular ser vice. Before each use After each use Every season Before stor age CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES • Read and f ollow the maintenance schedule and the maintenance procedures listed in this section. CHECK FOR LOOSE F ASTENERS • Be[...]

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    10 Lev elin g the det hatch er • Mo v e tr act or wi th f ront moun ted detha tche r on to a le v el sur f ace , suc h as a d rive or gara ge  oor . • Lo we r de thatc her from tra nspo r t pos itio n to rest on le v el surf ac e. • Loo sen carria ge bo lts thro ugh m ount ing a r ms and ang le b rac k ets . ( Ref er to  gure 3 on pag e[...]

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    11 40" TINE DETHA TCHER MODEL 45-0438 REF P AR T NO . QTY DESCRIPTION 1 44326 12 Carriage Bolt, 5/16-18 x 1" 2 43063 2 He x Bolt, 5/16-18 x 1" 3 43001 4 He x Bolt, 3/8-16 x 1" 4 43087 2 He x Bolt, 3/8-16 x 1-1/4" 5 43069 4 Carriage Bolt, 3/8-16 x 1-1/2" 6 R1 92 121 13 4 Flat W asher , 5/8" 7 43343 6 Hair pin Cotte[...]

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    © 2006 Agri-F ab , Inc. the fastest wa y to pur chase par ts www .speedepart.com REP AIR P ARTS Agri-F ab , Inc. 809 South Hamilton Sulliv an, IL. 61951 217-728-8388 www .ag r i-fab .com[...]