Step
2
Installing the Teeth
Parts needed for this step:
1
Left soil tooth
3
Right soil tooth
2
8 inch spacer
2
10 inch spacer
2
12 inch spacer
4
Bolt (3/8 x 2-1/2 inches)
8
Bolt (3/8 x 3-1/2 inches)
8
Bolt (3/8 x 4-1/2 inches)
10
Locknut (3/8 inch)
Procedure
T he c hain on y our trenc her comes from the
factor y with teeth designed to dig a 6 inc h trenc h
in soil. T his kit contains the par ts y ou need to
con v er t the c hain into an 12 inc h cutting width
c hain. T he c hain has 32 links , and eac h link can
ha v e dig ging teeth fastened to it and is refer red
to as a tooth position. F or the 12 inc h soil c hain,
the a teeth are fastened onto ev er y other link, for
a total of 16 teeth. At eac h tooth position, the
teeth are fastened in v arious configurations with
spacers and tubes to v ar y the width of cut. T he
tooth configurations are ar rang ed along the c hain
to maximize dig ging efficiency .
T he teeth are cupped differently de pending on the
side of the c hain to whic h they are fastened (left
or right). T he teeth are fastened to the c hain links
with bolts , n uts , tubes , and spacers of v ar ying sizes .
1. Lo w er the loader ar ms .
Note: Y ou do not need to tur n the engine
on to lo w er the ar ms .
2. R emo v e all of the teeth and other hardw are
from the top span of the c hain.
Important: W hen r emo ving teeth, k eep
the components of each tooth set to gether
so that y ou can assemble them later . Some
of the teeth y ou r emo v e will be r equir ed
later in this pr ocedur e.
3. Star t the engine , raise the trenc her slightly off
the g round using the loader ar ms , and slo wly
r un the c hain forw ard to mo v e the other 16
links to the top .
4. Lo w er the loader ar ms , stop the engine , and
remo v e the k ey .
5. R emo v e the remaining teeth and other
hardw are from the c hain.
6. On an empty c hain link in the front of the
trenc her , install a right soil tooth on the left
side of the c hain as illustrated in Figure 1 .
Important: Ensur e that the teeth point
f orw ard, a w ay fr om the tr encher body .
Figure 1
1. Chain link
4. Bolt (3/8 x 7/8 inch)
2. Right soil tooth 5. Tube
3. Bolt (3/8 x 2-1/2 inches) 6. Locknut (3/8 inch)
7. T w o c hain links behind the first tooth y ou
installed, to w ard the body of the trenc her ,
2