
ASSEMBLY
BH20 Series 04/13 Assembly Section 3-5
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ASSEMBLY
DRIVELINE ATTACHMENT
Before starting assembly, make certain that all paint, dirt, and grease are removed from gearbox shaft. To ease
assembly apply a light coat of grease to splines and assemble. Do not assemble a driveline without a shield.
Entanglement in rotating shafts can kill. Figure Asm-R-
Remove tapered pin from splined clutch hub on the
end of the driveshaft. Rotate the clutch shield up
over the top of the gearbox to expose the gearbox
input shaft. Slide the slip clutch end of the driveline
onto the gearbox input shaft. Make certain that the
slip clutch is fully on the input shaft splines. Align
the tapered pin hole in the hub with the grove on the
input shaft. Install the tapered pin, washer and
locknut. Torque the nut to 30 ft. lbs.
SLIP CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT AND OPERATIONAL CHECK
1. Remove filler plug on top of gearbox housing and oil level plug on right side of housing. Fill gearbox with
EP80W-90 gear oil until oil just reaches bottom of level plug hole. Allow time for oil to seep through
bearings in lower housing of gearbox and then add oil again to reach level plug hole. Replace filler plug on
top of gearbox with breather plug/dipstick supplied in Operator’s Manual Package.
2. Connect cutter to tractor’s 3-point hitch, attaching top link in holes of A-Frame struts using customer
supplied pin. Attach lower link arms to cutter deck using the pins and bushings supplied with the cutter.
Refer to Hitch Pin Setup for correct setup.
3. Connect free end of driveline to tractor PTO shaft by pulling back on collar on driveline yoke and then
sliding yoke onto shaft. Release collar and slide driveline yoke back and forth on shaft until an audible click
is heard (Ball Collar has seated in groove on PTO Shaft).
4. Loosen eight nuts retaining clutch springs by 1/3 turn or until spring can be turned with fingers.
5. Start tractor and allow tractor to idle. With tractor at idle speed, engage tractor PTO drive for 2 -3 seconds.
Clutch should slip without turning cutter blades.
6. Disengage tractor PTO and turn off tractor ignition.
7. Re-tighten nuts on clutch springs to with 1/64” of original position. Initial spring length shown below.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN NUT AND CAUSE SPRING TO BECOME SOLID AS THIS WILL
CAUSE SHAFT TO FAIL.
(See
Chart)
MODEL EG/Comer
BH25 & BH26 1.27” (32.2 mm)
BH27 1.32” (33.6 mm)
SPRING LENGTH
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