Great Plains 6548 Series VII Field Cultivator-Floating Hitch Operator Manual - Manual (Page 20)

Section 1: Assembly
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Series VII 6330-6548 Field Cultivator, Floating Hitch 560-205M 11/22/2005
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Center Caster Wheel Linkage & Hitch Pole Assembly
Bolt the center fold bars (1) to the
center frame as shown in Figure 5. Use 3/4 x 2
1/2 hex bolts (2) with lock washers & hex nuts.
Bolt the center frame truss (3) to the center
frame using 5/8 x 1 1/2 hex bolts (4), lock
washers and hex nuts, and 3/4 x 2 hex bolts (5)
with lock washers and hex nuts.
U-bolt the gauge wheel arm mount (6)
to the center brace bar with three 3/4 x 3 x 5 1/2
u-bolts (7). Insert the left & right bottom center
gauge wheel arms (8 & 9) and secure with 1 x 5
1/2 special hex bolts (11) and nylon lock nuts,
do not torque.
Attach the top gauge wheel arms (10) with the
same 1 x 5 1/2 special hex bolt and nylon lock
nut, do not torque. Connect the turnbuckle to
the bottom arms with a 1 x 4 clevis pin (12),
machine washer and 3/16 x 2 cotter pin. See
Caster Wheel Assembly, Section 3
Replacement Parts, for caster wheel exploded
diagram.
Bolt the hitch pole (13) to the brace bar
with two 1 1/4 x 7 1/2 Gr. 8 hex bolts (14),
secure with 1 1/4 lock nuts but do not torque.
Insert the tongue jack (15) on the hitch pole
jack tube. Bolt the hitch clevis (16) to the hitch
pole with 1 1/2 x 11 safety chain bolt (17),
machine washers, slotted hex nut and 1/4 x 3
cotter pin. Attach hose holder (18) with 1/8 x 1
1/2 cotter pin.
Figure 5