Great Plains 6548 Series VII Field Cultivator-Floating Hitch Operator Manual - Manual (Page 19)

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Section 1: Assembly
1/22/2005 Series VII 6330-6548 Field Cultivator, Floating Hitch 560-205M
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Center Level Bar Assembly
Slide the H-bracket (1) down over the
cylinder mount tube as shown in Figure 4. Bolt
in place with a 3/4 x 8 bolt (2) and lock nut.
Draw this nut up but do not torque, as this part
must pivot.
Connect the level bars (3) and (4) to the
torque tube using two 1 x 3 3/8 usable clevis
pins (5), 1” flat washers, 1” machine washers
and 3/16 x 2 cotter pins. Install the 1 1/4 x 13
1/2 Gr.8 bolt (6) through the level bars and H-
bracket. Draw up snug with a 1 1/4 top lock
nut do not torque.
Connect the three level bar cross braces
(7) between the level bars and bolt in place
with 5/8 x 1 1/2 bolts (8) using nuts and lock
washers. Slide the leveling links (9) over the
leveling link mounting tubes as shown. Bolt in
place with 1 x 6 special thread Gr.8 hex bolts
(10), securing with nylon lock nuts. Do not
torque, as this part must pivot freely. Connect
the gauge wheel level bars (11) to the level bars
(3 & 4) using two 1 x 4 1/2 headed pins (12),
1” machine washers and 3/16 x 2 cotter pins.
Bolt the gauge wheel level bar (11) to
the turnbuckle assembly (13) through the
leveling link (9) as shown. Use the 1 x 6
special thread hex bolt and nylon lock nut. Do
not torque as before.
Attach the rebound valve mounting
bracket (14) and valve mounting bracket plate
(15) with four 1/2 x 4 1/2 bolts (16) using lock
washers and hex nuts. Insert the 3/4 x 3
transport pin (17) in holder.
Figure 4