Agri-Fab 45-0366 User manual

Brand: Agri-Fab

Model: 45-0366

Category: Mini tillers

Type: User manual

Model No.

45-0366

PRINTED IN USA

48" SLEEVE HITCH ROCK RAKE

OWNERS

MANUAL

• Assembly

• Operation

• Maintenance

• RepairParts

 FORMNO.49419rev.(3/05)

CAUTION:

ReadRulesfor

SafeOperation

andInstructions

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY RULES..........................................................2

FULL SIZE HARDWARE CHART................................3

CARTONCONTENTS................................................. 3

ASSEMBLY..................................................................4

OPERATION................................................................5

MAINTENANCE/STORAGE........................................ 6

REPAIRPARTSILLUSTRATION................................ 7

REPAIR PARTS LIST................................................... 7

PARTSORDERING/SERVICE.....................BackPage

Anypowerequipmentcancauseinjuryifoperatedimproperlyoriftheuserdoesnotunderstandhowtooperatetheequipment.

Exercisecautionatalltimes,whenusingpowerequipment.

• Readthisownersmanualandyourvehicleandsleeve

hitchownersmanualsbeforeusingthisrake.

• Donotallowchildrentooperatethevehicleorrake.

• Donotallowadultstooperatethevehicleorrakewithout

properinstructions.

• Donotallowanyonetorideontherake.

• Beforeloweringandoperatingtherake,besurenoone

isneartheareaofoperation.

• Lowertherakewhenleavingthevehicleunattended.

• Vehiclebrakingandstabilitymaybeaffectedwiththe

attachmentofthisrake.Driveslowlywiththe rakein

transportposition.Stay off of steep slopes.

• Stopandinspectfordamageafterstrikinganobject.

Repairanydamagebeforecontinuingoperation.

• Keepallnutsandboltstightandbesuretheequipment

isinsafeoperatingcondition.

• Alwaysplacethesleevehitchintheloweredposition

wheninstallingorremovingtherake.

LOOK FOR THIS SYMBOL TO POINT OUT IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. IT

MEANS--ATTENTION!!BECOMEALERT!!YOURSAFETYISINVOLVED.

SAFETY RULES

REF. QTY. DESCRIPTION REF. QTY. DESCRIPTION

A 24 HexBolt,3/8"x1"

 B 24 NylockHexNut,3/8"

 C 1 SlottedHexNut,1"

 D 1 CotterPin

 E 1 PivotPin

 F 1 HaircotterPin

CARTON CONTENTS

1. HitchAssembly

2. RakePivotAssembly

3. RakeTines(24)

A C

B D E F

SHOWN FULL SIZE

HARDWARE PACKAGE CONTENTS

ASSEMBLY

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(2)  9/16"Wrenches

(2)  1-1/2"Wrenchesor14"AdjustableWrenches

REMOVAL OF PARTS FROM CARTON

Removeallpartsandhardwarepackagesfromthecarton.

Layoutallpartsandhardwareandidentify.

ASSEMBLING THE RAKE

1. Attachthe24raketinestotherakepivotassemblyusing

a3/8"x1"hexboltand3/8"nylockhexnutforeach

tine.Inserttheendsofthetinesthroughtheslotsinthe

rearoftherakepivotassembly.Makesureallnutsand

boltsaresecurelytightened.Seegure1.

2. Alignthehitchassembly(pointingindirectionshown)

andtherakeassembly.Placethehitchassemblydown

ontothethreadedstudontherakeassemblyandinstall

the1"slottedhexnutontothethreadedstud.Tighten

thenutuntilitisjustsnug.Seegure2.

FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2

3. Back the slotted nut off until the rst slot in the nut

linesupwiththeholeinthethreadedstud.Ifthehitch

assemblywillnotpivotonthethreadedstud,backthe

nutofftothenextslot.Installthecotterpinthroughthe

studandspreadtheendsofthepin.Seegure3.

FIGURE 3

3/8” x 1” HEX BOLT

3/8” NYLOCK NUT

RAKE TINE

RAKE PIVOT ASSEMBLY

1" SLOTTED HEX NUT

COTTER PIN

STUD

HOLE

1" SLOTTED HEX NUT

HITCH ASSEMBLY

RAKE ASSEMBLY

4. Locktherakeassemblyinthestraightaheadposition

byinstallingthepivotpinthroughtheholeintherearof

thehitchassembly.Securethepivotpinusingthehair

cotterpin.Seegure4.

FIGURE 4

PIVOT PIN

HAIR COTTER PIN

CAUTION: Usecare when working around

araisedrake.Keephandsandfeetoutfrom

undertherakeatalltimes.Seriousinjurycan

resultshouldtherakedropunexpectedly.

Refertoyoursleevehitchmanualandtogure5.

1. Attachtheraketothesleevehitchonyourtractorusing

thesleevehitchpin.

2. Screwthetwosleevehitchstabilizerboltsagainstthe

rakehitchandthentightenthejamnutstoeliminate

loosenessinthehookup.

3. Adjustthesleeve hitchsothattherakeis free togo

belowgroundlevelbutcanstillberaisedaminimumof

5"abovegroundfortransport.

4. Stabilizerboltsandjamnutsshouldbeloosenedbefore

removingtherakefromthesleevehitch.

CAUTION: Alwaysplacethesleevehitchin

theloweredpositionwheninstallingorremoving

therake.

ATTACHING AND REMOVING RAKE

STABILIZER BOLTS

TRACTOR SLEEVE HITCH

FIGURE 5

OPERATION

Usethisrakeforscrapingandlevelingoflooseorlightly

compacteddirtandgravel,andforbacklling.Forimproved

traction,usewheelweightsand/ortirechains.

7. Beforestarting,makesurethematerialtobegraded,

suchasdirt,isdryenough.Squeezesomeinyourhand

andifitformsaballthatdoesnotcrumble,thematerial

maybetoowetforraking.

8. Drivethetractorataspeedwhichtsconditionsand

thetypeofworkbeingperformed.Whenlevelingwith

therake,aslowerspeedwillallowloosematerialtobe

moreevenlydepositedinlowspots.

9. For lightbackllingwork,therakeassemblycanbe

reversed by rotating it 180 degrees.This allows you

tobackupwithyourtractorandpushdirttolllarger

holes.

10. Donotbacktherakeintopilesofdirtorgravelathigh

speed.

HOW TO USE YOUR RAKE

ADJUSTING ANGLE OF RAKE

5. Therakecanbeangled24degreesineitherdirection

asshowningure6.Tochangetheangle:

 a.Raisetherakesothatthetinesoftherakeare 

 offtheground.

 b. Removethepivotpinfromthehitchassembly.

 c. Pivottherakeassemblytotherightortheleft.

 d.Aligntheholeinthepivotplatewiththeholein

 thehitchassembly.Installthepivotpinthroughthe

 alignedholesandsecurewiththehaircotterpin.

6. Toreversetherake,removethecotterpinandslottednut

fromthethreadedstudontherakeassembly.Removethe

rakepivotassemblyfromthehitchassembly,rotateit180

degreesandthenreattachittothehitchassembly.

PIVOT PLATE

RAKE CAN BE

ROTATED 24

DEGREES IN

EITHER DIRECTION

24º 24º

FIGURE 6

STORAGE

1. Removealldirtandrustandtouchupwithpainttohelp

preventrust.

2. Storeinsideinaclean,dryarea.

MAINTENANCE

CHECK FOR LOOSE FASTENERS

Beforeeachusemakeathoroughvisualcheckoftherake

foranyboltsandnutswhichmayhaveloosened.Retighten

anylooseboltsandnuts.

CLEANING

Wipeofforwashoffloosedirtfromtherakeaftereachuse

tohelppreventrust.

REF. PART QTY.  DESCRIPTION

NO. NO.

 1 65063 1 HitchAssembly

 2 64780 1 RakePivotAssembly

 3 25165 24 RakeTine

 4 48978 1 PivotPin

 5 HA21362 24 HexNut,3/8-16(Nylock)

REPAIR PARTS FOR MODEL 45-0366 SLEEVE HITCH ROCK RAKE

REF. PART QTY.  DESCRIPTION

NO. NO.

 6 43001 24 HexBolt,3/8-16x1"

 7 43343 1 HairCotterPin,1/8"

 8 48968 1 SlottedHexNut,1"-8

 9 46855 1 CotterPin,3/16"x2"

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