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A few questions I might have regarding your 1209 are: Does it have the hydraulic drawbar cylinder? Your 1209 has a SINGLE ACTING hydraulic lift, used to raise and lower it from transport (the "up" position). If it also has another cylinder to swing the drawbar, THAT one is double acting. All of the Cases that I can remember of that vintage had SINGLE ACTING remote cylinder hookups only. Also, located under the axle, behind the cutterbar are two gauge shoes. These are adjustable metal "plates" which determine how close to the ground your machine's cutterbar can get. You need both, and they need to be set for the same height. Your cutterbar should already be in register. That is to say that the knife sections align properly with the "gaurd" sections. I think you will need the book if you need to adjust this--yours should already be in register. Try and find all of the zerk fittings and grease them. There are two adjustable panels at the rear of the machine. These "panels" or "shields" form the width of the windrow. Personally, I set mine as wide as possible in order to gain the fastes curing time for first cutting. I rake the hay to form windrows. For lighter hay, or for second/third/fourth cuttings when you have ample and abundant drying time, your machine can be set to form windrows by setting those same "shields" close together. There are two different kinds of "gaurds" for the cutterbar also. There are longer ones and shorter ones. The "shorter" ones are also called non-clog gaurds and are very much prefered over the "long" type. Finally, there is the "equal angle" hitch. The tongue on MY 1209 ends in a round loop, which needs the special "hitch" for the end of the tractor drawbar. The thing fits on the end of the drawbar, has a "pin" verticaly positioned for the drawbar loop to fit over. There are height and distance settings for the drawbar, but I think that if you set the tractor drawbar in the "long" position, it will be most nearly correct. Good luck with that hay, the 1209 is a very good moco.
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