13. Do not operate tool if under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Read warning
labels if taking prescription medicine to determine if your judgment or reflexes are
impaired while taking drugs. If there is any doubt, do not operate the tool.
14. Maintenance. For your safety, service and maintenance should be performed
regularly by a qualified service technician.
PRODUCT SPECIFIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. Select an area for assembly that is clean and free of any debris which might cause
persons working on the assembly to trip.
2. Do not lift heavy parts or assemblies. Use crane, jack, tackle, fork trucks or other
mechanical devices.
3. Preview the assembly instructions in your operator’s manual before proceeding
further.
4. If the assembly instructions call for parts or assemblies to be blocked up, use only
blocking material that is in good condition and is capable of handling the weight of the
assembly to be blocked. Also insure that the blocking material is on a clean, dry
surface.
5. Never put hands, or any part of body, under blocked up assemblies if at all possible.
6. After completing assembly, thoroughly inspect the machine to be sure that all nuts,
bolts, hydraulic fittings or any other fastened assemblies have been thoroughly
tightened.
7. Before operating the machine, thoroughly read the operation section of your
operator’s manual.
8. Before operating, read the maintenance section of your operator’s manual to be sure
that any parts requiring lubrication, such as gearboxes, are full, to avoid any possible
damage.
9. Before operating equipment – If you have any questions regarding the proper
assembly or operation, contact your dealer or representative.
WARNING: The warning, cautions and instructions discussed in this instruction
cannot cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. It must be understood
by the operator that common sense and caution are factors which cannot be built into this
product, but must be supplied by the operator.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
Refer to the repair parts drawing in this manual to get an idea of how the parts need to be
assembled for each individual implement.
Make sure the lower draw pins (pull pins) are installed correctly for your tractor.
Hitch pins should be assembled outward for category I hitches.
Insert the hitch pins into the ball sockets in the lower lift arms of the tractor 3 pt. hitch.
Lock in place with linchpins (not furnished.) Attach the mast of the 3 pt. main frame by
installing the tractor center link (top link) with a top link pin (not furnished.)
Adjust the top link assembly to obtain the correct angle of the implement. Check the
tractor 3 pt. lift arms and adjust to level the implement from side to side.
For proper operation, level the Middle Buster by adjusting the tractor linkage. This will
assure that the plow’s shovel will run straight.
The tractor 3 pt. hydraulic lift system should be set to transfer most of the Middle Buster’s
weight and draft to the tractor to maximize traction (There may not be a 3 pt. Draft control
on some small tractors – Refer to Tractor Owner’s Manual.)
The Middle Buster can be used to plant and dig potatoes, form ridges for other crops, and
form drainage ditches.
Set your 3 pt. hitch depth control to operate the Middle Buster at the desired depth. The
deeper you operate, the greater the amount of soil you will plow or “hill-up”. In dry or hard
