17’ Flexible Wing Finish Mower • Two (2) 72” wing decks and one (1) 72” center deck; The mower shall be a pull-type with three (3) separate decks positioned to allow 6” standard blade overlap between sections to provide a cut width of no less than 17’. The blades shall cut the full width of the unit and shall be so designed that no uncut areas will exist between each section. The wing deck connection shall include a second position that will shift the wing decks 3” closer to the trailer frame, thus increasing section overlap to 9” and reducing total cut width to 16’ 6”. The tops of the decks shall be designed to prevent water and debris from accumulating on the deck top. The top deck sheets shall be of not less than (0.179”) 7-gauge steel. The lateral structure of each mower section shall extend the full width. The depth of the deck side frame shall be no less than 5.56” from the top of the deck to the bottom, measured at the front of the deck (opposite the discharge.) The side frame material shall be minimum .179” in thickness. The mower decks shall be fully baffled, with minimum .135” thick high-strength steel baffles welded to the frame. Decks shall include heavy-duty steel shields to cover the drive belt, spindles and sheaves. Shields shall be easily removable without the use of tools. • Four (4) gearboxes; The mower shall have an input gearbox that connects to the tractor PTO shaft. The input gearbox shall have a minimum horsepower rating of 100 HP. Each deck shall have one (1) gearbox to enable the transfer of power from the input gearbox to the three (3) blade spindle assemblies in each deck. The shaft of each blade spindle shall be 1” in diameter • Drive Lines; The input drive from the tractor to the input gearbox shall be ASABE Category 4 constant-velocity drive, and the drive from the input gearbox to the decks shall be ASABE Category 3 and contain in-line driveline grease fittings. ASABE compliant driveline shields shall provide full driveline coverage between connection points.
