DR Power 48 Power Grader without Remote - Manual (Page 24)

20 DR ® POWER GRADER™
Connecting the DR POWER GRADER to your Tow
Vehicle
The following procedure is for connecting the DR POWER
GRADER to your tow vehicle using the Adjustable Tow Bar
with the Hitch Pin configuration (Lawn Tractor) or Ball Hitch
configuration (ATV).
Tools Needed:
•
(2) 1/2 " Wrench
•
(2) 9/16" Wrench
1. Select the appropriate hitch configuration and using two
(2) 1/2" Wrenches, attach the hitch to the Adjustable
Tow Bar with two (2) 5/16"-18 x 2-1/2" Bolts, 5/16" Flat
Washers, and 5/16"-18 Lock Nuts (Figure 13).
•
DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE SHEAR-BOLT.
•
USE ONLY THE SHEAR-BOLT PROVIDED; USE OF ANY
OTHER BOLT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR DR
POWER GRADER. SEE FIGURE 13.
•
THERE ARE TWO (2) EXTRA SHEAR-BOLTS PROVIDED.
STORE THEM WITH YOUR OPERATORS MANUAL OR
IN A SAFE LOCATION. KEEP ONE WITH YOU WHEN
GRADING.
2. Insert the Adjustable Tow Bar into the front of the Yoke
and align the holes between the Yoke and Tow Bar to suit
the correct towing distance from your vehicle (Figure 13).
Using two (2) 9/16" Wrenches, bolt the Tow Bar in place
using the 3/8"-16 Shear-Bolt and 3/8" Locknut supplied.
Lawn Tractor:
1. Set the parking brake on your Lawn Tractor, lift the Tow
Bar, and position the Tow Bar Hitch so that the Hitch Plate
on your Lawn Tractor is in the opening in the Tow Bar
Hitch (Figure 14).
2. Align the hole in the center of the Hitch Plate on your Lawn
Tractor with the holes in the Tow Bar Hitch. Insert the Safety
Snap Pin and attach the Safety Hitch Clip (Figure 14).
ATV:
1. Stop the engine and put the transmission in 1 st gear. Set the
parking brake on your ATV (if you have one), lift the Tow Bar
on the DR POWER GRADER and slip the Keyhole Hitch over
the Hitch Ball on the ATV (Figure 15); pulling back on the
Tow Bar so the slot in the Keyhole Hitch fits around the Hitch
Ball Shaft.
Figure 13
Figure 14
Figure 15
Tow Bar
Tow Bar Hitch
Opening
Safety Snap Pin
Tow Bar
Shear-Bolt
Adjustable
Tow Bar Yoke
Selected Hitch
Configuration