Directions for Setting Up and Operating John Deere KC Cultivator

Bundled for Shipment as Follows:

1. One tongue.
2. Two wheels.
3. One pair rigs, as ordered.
4. One frame, with axles, levers, seat arm, seat, evener, singletrees and wrenches.
5. One neckyoke.
6. One crate shovels, as ordered.
7. One pair shields, rotating or solid, as ordered.

TO SET UP

1. Cut wires and remove all loose parts.
2. Attach pole to frame as follows:

• Block up front end of frame on crate or box.
• Bolt pole to lifting lever ratchet (two bolts).
• Bolt pole to frame bars with long bolt; place large washer on each side of pole between frame bar and pole.
• Place lock washer behind nut and tighten nut until play is taken up. Nut should not be too tight or pole will tilt hard.
• Attach master lever ratchet.

3. Attach wheels. Remove lynch pins and collars from axles; also grease caps from wheels. Grease axles, put on wheels, replacing collars and lynch pins. Fill grease caps with grease and screw tight onto wheels.
4. Raise master lever to high position and attach lifting spring; hook spring bar to lever rod, then hook spring to spring bar; bolt bracket to first hole in pole, and tighten spring slightly.
5. Connect rod to bell crank, and lower end of rig spacing lever.

ATTACH RIGS

6. Support pole two or three feet high; place rigs under the cultivator; hook rear rig rod in hole provided in rig (see that loop of rod is over the pipe axle).
7. Remove bolt from coupling; slip rig to position over coupling. (Turn bushing so shoulders fit into channel of rig beams.) Replace bolt from inside. Put lock washers under nut, and tighten nut up good and tight.
8. Remove cotter from pin in the rig, and slip the pin through casting on compression spring rod, and replace rod and cotter in the rig.
9. Bolt evener under pole; attach pendants to evener and link to outside rig beams.
10. Attach singletrees, neckyoke, shields, shovels, seat bars and seat.

ADJUSTMENT AND OPERATING INFORMATION

KEEP NUTS TIGHT

Keep all nuts tight and cotter keys split. Most breakage is the result of loose parts. The cultivator will last longer, do better work, pull lighter, wear less, and be subject to less breakage if nuts are kept tight and cotters in place.

OIL

When the cultivator is set up, oil every moving part thoroughly (preferably, first, with kerosene to remove paint; then with good oil). Oil all moving parts frequently when the cultivator is in use. Oil makes a cultivator operate easier, pull lighter, and reduces wear in every moving part. A well-oiled cultivator is a long-life cultivator.

ADJUSTING WHEEL TRACK
(See A, B, C, Fig. 4)

Wheels have three settings. The cultivator is regularly shipped set in wide track. For narrow-row work, set wheels closer together by removing cotter at A. Push axles in pipe to center hole and insert cotter; attach treadle rod at B to center hole; set frame at C in center hole on cross shaft. In case still closer setting is desired, use the last set of holes at A, B, C. Adjust both sides of cultivator alike.

BALANCE RODS
(See D, Fig. 4)

When axles are set as A in outside hole, balance rod should be set in first or second hole at D, according to weight of operator. When axles are set to second or third hole in at A, balance rods should be set at second or third hole at D, according to weight of operator.

LEVERS

• Use tilting lever attached to pole for leveling rigs as desired.
• Use spacing lever for setting shovels closer to or farther from the row.
• Use master lever for depth adjustment and lifting rigs at end of field.
• Use independent rig levers for adjusting depth of each rig independently.
• Lifting spring on pole should be tightened until rigs lift easily.

SHOVELS

For best results, shovels should be kept sharp and be properly set on the sleeve.

(Note shovel setting, Fig. 5) No. 1 shows a shovel with point well shaped and set. It also shows proper angle, which is secured by adjusting the sleeve on the shank. Note that this shovel does not ride back of the point at A.

No. 2 shows a shovel set entirely too flat. Also note that the shovel rides just back of the point at B. This shovel cannot penetrate. No. 3 shows a shovel set entirely too straight for proper penetration. A shovel so set has a tendency to make the rigs jump and run unsteadily.

RIG-LIFTING ROD
(See E, Fig. 4)

This rod has a cotter key above the spring and at lower end of rod. This adjustment controls position of the rig the same as independent levers. It can be used to supply additional up-and-down adjustment of rig. Set keys so spring is always under compression. Always have both rods at E set alike.

HITCH

Adjust neckyoke straps so pole is about level. Pendant has two holes for singletrees. Use lower hole generally. In case of very large horses or very loose soil, use upper hole. Have tugs fairly long.

SPRING TRIPS

If your cultivator has spring-trip rigs, note the following:

If spring trips do not trip when striking an obstruction, the reason is invariably that the joints have rusted tight on account of lack of oil. Spring trips should be oiled regularly just as well as the axles on the cultivator.

Adjust the spring just tight enough to hold trip when the shovel is at work.

Oil and limber up the trips by hand tripping at the beginning of the cultivator season to insure every trip being in good working order.

Oil every joint.