How to adjust a 10-foot Rhino shredder to a JD 6105D

I am trying to shred some grass & weeds with a 10-foot Rhino shredder attached to a JD 6105D. I had two questions:

1. what should be position of the center link? Shall I have the back wheels of the shredder off the ground or should the shredder rest on the back wheels?
2. what should be position of the sway chains? Shall they be locking the movement of the shredder?

for which I got answers.

One more question: should the draft links be allowed to move up and down relative to the lift links or should this movement be blocked (by rotating the pin between the lift link and the draft link). Thank you!

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designed so back wheels on ground,, first off. the rear cutting height is set by the rear wheels and they help the shredder run over uneven ground with out scalping.

second.. top link set so shredder is level, but no slack in the top link. so that when you lift it, the rear will raise higher so it does not hit the drive shaft and ruin it.

After this... the shredder should be run normally level...

if heavy grass, run the shredder slightly high in front, so the front will cut it first and the rear being lower will cut it again. this will take more power as your cutting it twice but will clean better.

If low on hp, run shredder with rear wheels set to hold the rear up higher so that only the front cuts and the rear does not.

Again, if everything normal, run it level, with rear wheel setting the cutting height, the front raised up to match, and the top link having the slack taken out...

running with back wheels off ground, over rough terrain, will eventually break welds and joints on the shredder especially the larger ones due to the weight of the shredder bouncing against its frame support at the front only. rear wheels on ground means shredder weight is supported from the front and the rear and weight is cut in half on the supports. dual rear wheels even move share the load when one if off the ground the other still supports the rear.

per the bushhog manual..

I seldom use the top link unless I need to pick the mower up.
Attached to arms and adj. the height by the back wheels. Set the
arms at the desired height to correspond with the back wheels.

Thank you!

How shall I set the pin between the lift links and the draft links? Should the draft links be allowed to move up and down relative to the lift links or should this movement be blocked (by rotating the pin between the lift link
and the draft link)?

Thank you!

The pin between the draft link and the lift link can be positioned in two ways: to allow upwards movement or not. Should the draft links be allowed to move up and down relative to the lift links or should this movement be blocked (by rotating the pin between the lift link and the draft link)?

(quoted from post at 19:51:07 01/13/17) Thank you!

How shall I set the pin between the lift links and the draft links? Should the draft links be allowed to move up and down relative to the lift links or should this movement be blocked (by rotating the pin between the lift link
and the draft link)?

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Just let them float, that is how I use my 3pt for most jobs. I also set my rear height on my 8' Bush Hog at about 8" and never move it from there. I use the 3pt to control the height of cut...my tractor has a separate lever for height control so I set it for a particular job and leave it there. As for the top link, I set mine so it has some slack so the rear wheels can follow slight dips and humps...and still raise the rear of the deck high enough to load on my trailer for transport. You have plenty of hp there, make sure your slip clutch is free and set properly or you may break something....

Thank you!