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    OP E R A TO R ' S M A NU A L BR USHBULL ROT ARY CUTTER (Rev . 4/2 4/ 2009 ) TM BB6000X BB7200X BB8400X MAN0680[...]

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    2 Introduction Gen’l (Re v . 2/ 19/2008) T O THE DEALER: Assemb ly and prop er installati on of this product is the respons ibil ity of the Woods ® dea ler . Read ma nual in structi ons and safet y rules . Mak e su re all items on the Dealer ’s Pre-Del ivery and Deliver y Check Lists in the Ope rator ’s Manual are com pleted before r eleasin[...]

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    Introduction 3 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) T ABLE OF CONTENT S INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SPECIFICA TIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 GENERAL INFORM A TIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 Introduction MAN06 80 (1 1/30/20 07) SPECIFICATIONS Cutting Hei ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2" - 12" Blade S pin dle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Number of Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Safe ty 5 Safety V ideo Orde r Form (8/2/ 2005) Free Mower Safety V ideo Fill out and return the o rder form and we will send you a FREE VHS or DVD video outlinin g Industrial and Agricu ltural Mower Safe ty Practices . The 22 minute video, developed in co operation with AEM (Association of Equipment Manufacturers), reinforces the proper procedures[...]

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    6 Sa fety Safety V ideo Order Fo rm (Rev . 2/6/2006) Free Mower / Cutter Safety Video Order Form 3 (Select one)  VHS Forma t - VHS01 052 Safety V ideo  DVD Format - DVD010 52 Safety V ideo Please send me Name: _________ _______ __________ _______ _______ Phone: _______ _______ ____ Address: __ _________ _______ _________ __________ ______ ___[...]

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    Safety 7 Single S pindle HD ( Rev . 9/15/2006) TRAINING  Saf ety inst ructi ons ar e impor ta nt! Re ad all att achment and powe r unit manuals; follow all safety ru les and safety d ecal i nformat ion. (Rep lace- ment manua ls and safety d ecals ar e avai lable f rom your dealer . T o locate your near est dealer , chec k the Dealer Locator at w[...]

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    8 Safety Single S pindle HD (Re v . 9/15/2006) (Safety R ules conti nued from previous p age) OPERA TION  Full chain, rubber , or steel band shielding must be inst alled when oper ating in populated areas or other ar eas wher e thrown ob jects could injur e peo- ple or damage property . • If this machine is not e quipped with full chain, rubbe[...]

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    Safety 9 Single S pindle HD ( Rev . 9/15/2006) disengage power to equi pment, lower the 3-point hitch and a ll ra ised com pone nts to the ground , oper ate valv e levers to release a ny hydr aulic pres - sure, se t p arki ng brake, st op engine , remove k ey , and unf asten seat belt.  Before performing any service or maintenanc e, disconnect d[...]

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    10 Saf ety MAN0680 (1 1/30/2 007) 1 - SERIAL NUMBER PLATE 12 - PN 5 7123 RED REFLECTOR 9" ROT A TING BLADES AND THROWN OBJECTS  Do not put hands or feet under or into mower when engine is running.  Before mowing, clear area of objects that may be thrown by blade.  Keep bystanders away .  Keep guards in place and in good condition. [...]

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    Safety 11 MAN0680 (1 1/30/2 007) 10 - P N 33347 33347E 14 - P N 10041 14 CRUSHING AND PINCHING HAZARD  Be extremely careful handling various parts of the machine. They are heavy and hands, fingers, feet, and other body parts could be crushed or pinched between tractor and implement.  Operate tractor controls from tractor seat only .  Do no[...]

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    12 Operation MAN06 80 (1 1/30/20 07) OPERATION The opera tor is r espons ible for the safe operatio n of the cutter . The operator mus t be proper ly trained . Operators s houl d be fami liar wi th the cutter , the tr actor , and all safety practi ces before s tarting op eration. Read the safe ty rul es and safety decal s on page 7 t o page 1 1. Be[...]

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    Operation 13 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) Figure 2 . Cutter to T racto r Connectio n QUICK HITCH SET-UP Refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4. Category I and II for BB60 00X, BB7200 X 1. CA T I: No ad justme nt is r equir ed. 2. CA T II: Rem ove hardware securing l ift arms to moun ting l ugs. Move lif t arms forwar d to second holes an d insert c aps screws. T[...]

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    14 Operation MAN06 80 (1 1/30/20 07) Shortening Driveline 1. Move cutter up and down to get the sh ortest possible d istance betw een tractor PTO shaft and gearbox input shaft. 2. Separate d riveli ne into two halv es and conn ect them to the tract or PTO and gearbo x. 3. Place d riveli ne halve s parallel to one another to determin e how m uch to [...]

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    Operation 15 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) DRIVELINE INTE RFERENCE CHECK 1. Check for cl earan ce betwe en drivelin e and cut ter deck. 2. Slowly lift cu tter an d observ e drive line. If cl eara nce between drivelin e and cutte r deck is less than 1 inch, s horte n top lin k or l imit upp er trav el of lo wer hitch arms . Refer to tracto r operato r&apos[...]

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    16 Operation MAN06 80 (1 1/30/20 07) OPERATING T ECHN IQUE 1. Power for operati ng the cutt er is supplie d by th e tractor PTO. Operate PT O at 540 rpm. Kno w how to stop the tractor and cutte r quick ly in a n emergenc y . 2. Engag e PTO at a low engin e rpm t o min imize stress on th e drive system and g earbo x. Wi th PTO engaged, r aise PTO sp[...]

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    Owner Service 17 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) OWNER SER VICE The info rmation in this sectio n is w ritten for operato rs who po ssess basi c mechan ical skill s. If you n eed help, your de aler has trained servic e tec hnicians availa ble. For you r protec tion, r ead an d follow the s afety inf orma- tion in th is ma nual.  Keep all persons away fro[...]

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    18 Owner Service MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) Gearbox Lubrication For gearb ox, use a high qu ality gear oil with a v iscos ity index of 80W or 90W and an API se rvice r ating of GL- 4 or -5 in gearb oxes. F ill gea rbox un til oil runs ou t the side plug on gear box. Check gearbox daily for evi- dence of leakag e, and c ontact yo ur dea ler if l eakage [...]

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    Owner Service 19 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) BLADE SERVICE Blade R emoval Figure 13 . Blade As sembly NOTICE ■ If blade pin (1) is seized in cros sbar an d extreme force will be need ed to remove it, support crossbar from below to prevent ge arbox damage. 1. Disconn ect drivel ine fr om trac tor PTO. 2. Raise cu tter and b lock s ecurely (see F igure [...]

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    20 Owner Service MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) Blade Sharpening NOTICE ■ When sharpening blades, grind the same amount on each blade to maint ain balance. Replace bl ades in p a irs. Unbala nced bla des will cause ex cessive vib ration , which c an damag e gearbox bearings. Vibration may als o cause struc- tural crac ks to c utter . 1. Sharpen both bla [...]

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    T roubleshooting 21 MAN068 0 (1 1 /3/2007) TROUB LESHOOTI NG MOWING CONDITIONS PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Grass cut lo wer in cente r of swath than at ed ge Height of cutter l ower at r ear or front Adjust cutter heig ht and at titude s o that cutte r rear and front a re within 1/2" of s ame he ight. See Cutting Heig ht Adj ustment , pa g[...]

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    22 Dealer Service MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) DEALER SER VICE The info rmation in thi s se ction is written for de aler ser - vice per sonnel. T he repair desc ribe d here requ ires special skil ls and tools. If yo ur shop is not prop erly equipp ed or you r mechan ics a re not properl y traine d in this type of repair , y ou may be time and mon ey ahea[...]

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    Dealer Service 23 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) V ertical Sha ft Rep air Refer to Figure 18. 1. Disconn ect and r emove t he dr iveline from the gearbox . 2. Remove v ent plug (24) a nd si phon g ear lub e from housing throug h this op ening. 3. Remo ve crossb ar (see Crossbar Removal , p a ge 25 ). 4. Remove pr otective seal (8) an d vertic al shaft seal[...]

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    24 Dealer Service MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) GEARBOX REP AIR Remove Gearbox from Cutter Refe r to Figure 18. 1. Disconn ect and r emove the rear driveli ne from th e gearbox . 2. Remove b reathe r le vel plug (2 4) an d siphon gear lube fro m hous ing throu gh this open ing. 3. Remove 9 ga. wir e and nut from vertic al shaft an d remov e cros sbar (s e[...]

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    Dealer Service 25 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) 13. Slide sh im (13 ) over i nput sha ft (3) and sec ure with snap ring (10) . 14. Check input shaft end float b y movin g the inpu t shaft (3) by ha nd. If end float i s higher than 0.012" , inse rt shim betw een inpu t shaft (3) and re ar bearing (7). Repe at until en d float is less tha n 0.012"[...]

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    26 Dealer Service MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) CROSSBAR INST A LLATION Usi ng eme ry clot h (220 or fine r), r emove s urface rust, Loct ite ® and foreig n materi al from hub , splined gearbo x, verti cal sh aft, and cross bar as shown in Figu re 20. Fig ure 20 . Exampl e Refe r to Figure 21. 8. Install cro ssbar ( 2) on sp lined shaft . Install wash er[...]

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    Dealer Service 27 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) 3. Clamp cup in vise a s shown i n Figur e 25 an d tap on yoke to compl ete ly remo ve cu p from yo ke. Repeat S tep 2 & 3 for opposite cup. Figure 25 . Remov e Bearing Cu ps 4. Place u niver sal cr oss in vis e as s hown i n Figur e 26 and tap on yo ke to re move cup. Rep eat S tep 3 for final r emov al[...]

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    28 Dealer Service MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) NOTES[...]

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    Assem bly 29 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) ASSEMBLY DEALER SET - UP INSTRUCTIONS Assemb ly of this c utter is th e resp onsibil ity of th e Woods dealer . If sh ould b e deliv ered to th e owner com- pletely as sembled, lub ricated , and adjuste d for normal cutting c ondit ions. Complete D ealer Che ck Lists, p age 3 4 when you have com pleted the asse m[...]

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    30 Assembly MAN06 80 (1 1/30/20 07) Disassemble Shipping Unit Refe r to Figure 29. 1. Positio n cutte r flat and pla ce a bloc k unde rneath the rear of the cut ter to ra ise it off the g round . 2. Remove a ll parts tha t are w ired or stra pped t o cutter . Remov e parts from manual tube and hardwar e that is secur ing tailwheel brack et (3) and [...]

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    Assem bly 31 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) Inst all Slip Clutch Dr iveline Figure 32 . Slip Clut ch Drivel ine Ass embly A new sli p clutch , or one tha t has be en in stor age ov er the w inter , may seiz e. NOTICE ■ A grade 8.8 metric bo lt must be used to attach clutch dr iveline t o gearb ox. 1. Befor e oper ating slip clutch , make sure i t will sl[...]

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    32 Assembly MAN06 80 (1 1/30/20 07) BAFFLE KIT INST ALL ATION (OPTIONAL) NOTE: An op tional baffle kit may be ins talled to the front of the c utter to pre vent exce ssive b low-out whe n cutter is used on a no n-ca b tractor . Th e baffle can also be installe d in the rear o f the cu tter to s pread out dis- charge. 1. From the bottom of the cutte[...]

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    Assem bly 33 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) DUAL T AILWHEEL INST ALLATION BB7200X, BB840 0X (OPTIONAL) 1. Attach dua l tailwhee l (1) to main fram e (D) usin g position A and desi red heigh t locati on as shown i n Figure 35 . 2. Secu re with c ap scre ws (17) and he x nuts (18) . 3. T orque hardware to 175 lbs-ft. Figure 35 . Dual T ailwhe el Installat io[...]

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    34 Dealer Check List MAN06 54 (Rev . 10/19/20 07) DEALER CH ECK LIST S PRE-DELIVERY CHECK LIST (DEAL ER ’ S RESPONS IBILITY) NOTICE ■ Gearbox wa s not filled at the factor y . It must be serviced befo re operati ng cutter . (See Fill Gearbox , p age 31). Failur e to service wi ll result in damage to gearbox . Inspect cutter thoroughl y after as[...]

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    Part s 35 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) BRUSHBULL Rot a ry Cutters BB6000X, BB7200X, BB8400X BB6000X , BB7200X, B B8400X ASSEMB L Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 - 37 GEARBOX ASSEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 - 39 SLIP CLUTCH DRIVE AS SEMBL Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 BB7[...]

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    36 Part s MAN0680 (1 1/30/2 007) BB6000X, BB7200X & BB8400X ASSEMBLY 67 - SAFETY DECAL SET 68 - COMPLE TE DECAL SET (Rev . 10/24/2008)[...]

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    Part s 37 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) BB6000X, BB7200X & BB8400X P ART S LIST R E F PART QTY DESCRIPTION 1 ----- 1 Deck Wel dme nt 2 57050 1 Blade Access Cover 3 570 40 1 T ailw heel W eldme nt 4 571 18 1 Righ t Skid - BB600 0X 4 57048 1 Right Skid - BB720 0X 4 57078 1 Right Skid - BB840 0X 5 571 19 1 Le ft Skid - BB6000X 5 57 049 1 Le ft Sk id - BB[...]

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    38 Part s MAN0680 (1 1/30/2 007) GEARBOX ASSEMBLY[...]

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    Part s 39 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) GEARBOX ASSEMBLY P ART S LIST R E F PART QTY DESCRIPTION A 58807 1 C omplete Gearb ox assembly - BB6000X A 58808 1 C omplete Gearb ox assembly - BB7200X A 1024795 1 C omplete Gearb ox assembly - BB8400X 1 57445 1 Gear cro wn 24T M7.25 - BB6 000X 1 57446 1 Gear cro wn 22T M8.0 - BB7200X 1 1025617 2 Gear crown 21 T M7[...]

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    40 Part s MAN0680 (1 1/30/2 007) SLIP CLUTCH DR IVE ASSEMBLY R E F PART Q TY DESCRIPTION A 57419 1 Complete 54 0 RPM drive assembly BB6 000X A 57422 1 Complete 54 0 RPM drive assembly BB7200X, BB8400X 1 40563 1 Y oke, 1-3/8 - 6 S pline ASG 2 40566 2 Cross and beari ng 3 40765 2 S pring pin 10 X 90 mm 4 40750 1 I nboar d yoke S4 5 40752 1 Inner prof[...]

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    Part s 41 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) BB7200X & BB8400X DUAL T A ILWHEEL (OPTIONAL) R E F PART QTY DESCRIPTION 1 57101 1 Dual tai lwheel as sembly 2 12881 2 Was her T160 etc w /cap 3 12889 2 3/32 x 1-9/16 OD O-ring 4 2370 4 W asher , 1.62 x 3 x . 18 5 467 4* 2 3/ 8 x 2 Spirol pi n 6 15580 2 T ailwh eel clevis 7 15087 2 1 NC x 9.0 HHCS GR5 8 15573 2 [...]

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    42 Part s MAN0680 (1 1/30/2 007) FRONT & REAR CHA IN SH IELDING (OPTIONAL) REF QTY BB6000X BB7200X BB8 400X DESCRIPT ION 11 57143 57090 1023048 Right front ch ain plate 21 57144 57091 1023047 Left front c hain plat e 32 1003645 1007850 1007851 .243 Dia bent pi n (front ) 4A / R 5496 5496 5496 5/ 16 7-Link ch ain (front) 61 57142 57088 57125 R i[...]

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    Part s 43 MAN068 0 (1 1/30/2007) RUBBER SHIELDING (ST A NDARD) CHECK CHAIN ASSEMBLY (OPTIONAL) R E F PART QTY DESCRIPTION A 1013208 1 Rubber sh ield kit 5 fo ot BB6000X (includ es items 1- 4) A 1013209 1 Rubber sh ield kit 6 fo ot BB7200X (includ es items 1- 4) A 1023042 1 Rubber sh ield kit 7 fo ot BB8400X (includ es items 1- 4) 1 1004129 2 Rubbe [...]

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    44 Part s MAN0680 (1 1/30/2 007) CROSSBAR PULLER (OPTIONAL) R E F PART QTY DESCRIPTION A 881 1 1 Cros sbar puller , comp lete 1 19914 2 Crossbar pul ler clevis 2 3097 *4 5/8 NC x 4-1/2 HHCS GR5 3 230 *4 5/8 NC H ex nut R E F PART QTY DESCRIPTION 4 24879 1 C rossbar pull er pad assembly 5 24876 1 C rossbar p uller tube as sembly 6 24881 1 C rossbar [...]

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    Appendix 45 Bolt T orque & Siz e Charts (R ev . 3/2 8/2007) BOLT T ORQUE CHART Always tighten hardwar e to the se value s unl ess a di fferent torque valu e or ti ghtening procedur e is listed f or a spe cific applica tio n. Fasteners must al ways be rep laced with the s ame grad e as spec ified in the ma nual parts list. Always us e the prop e[...]

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    46 Appendix Bolt T orque & Siz e Charts (Re v . 3/28/2007) BOLT SIZE CHART NOTE: Chart s hows b olt thr ead s izes an d corr espond ing he ad (wren ch) sizes f or standa rd SA E and metric bolts. ABBREVIATIONS AG ..... ............. .......... ............. .......... ........... Agricultur e ASABE . ............ ....... American Socie ty of Ag[...]

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    Index 47 MAN0680 (1 1/30/2 007) INDEX ASSEMB LY Dealer Set- up Instr uctio ns 29 Fill Gearbo x 31 Install S afety Shiel ding Install O ptio nal Chain Shiel ding 3 1 Install R ubber Defl ector 31 Optional E quipme nt Baffle Kit Inst allation 32 Chec k Chain I nstall ation 33 Dual Tailwheel Installati on 33 DEALER CHECK LIS TS Delivery Check Li st (D[...]

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    F - 3079 (Rev 4/3/2009) W oods Equipmen t Company 260 6 South Illinois Route 2 Post Office Box 1000 Oregon, Illi nois 61061 U SA 800-319-663 7 tel 800 -399- 663 7 fa x www .W oodsEquip ment.com W ARRANTY (All Models Except Mow’ n Machine TM Zero-T urn Mo w ers and W oods Boundary TM Utility V ehicles) Please Enter Informa tion Belo w and Sa ve f [...]

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    F-8494 (Rev . 6/23/2005) W ARRANTY (Replacement Parts F or All Models Except Mo w’ n Machine TM Zero-T urn Mo wers and W oods Boundary TM Utility V ehicles ) W oods Equipm ent Compan y (“WOODS”) w arrants th is product to b e free from defect in material and workmansh ip for a period of ninety (90) days fro m the date of deli ver y of the pro[...]

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    P ART NO. MAN0680 © 2007 Woods Equipment Company . All rights reserved. WOODS , and the Woods logo are trademarks of Woods Equipment Company . All o ther trademarks, trade names, or service mark s not owned by Woods E quipm ent Company that appear in this manual are t he property of t he ir respec- tive companies or m ark holders. Specific ations [...]