GREAT PLAINS RC4015, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
9/19/16 RC4015 & RCM4015 Rotary Cutters 334-300M
Table of Contents
11. Replace stroke control spacers as needed to support
wheels at this position.
12. With no one around or near the cutter, move cylinder
deck and wing cylinder lift levers back and forth to
release all hydraulic pressure at the couplers.
Refer to Figure 1-27:
13. Remove park jack (#3) from left-hand wing deck and
attach to jack mount (#12) as shown. Fully insert
detent pin (#8) in jack mount to secure park jack.
14. If needed, realign park jack to be vertical. Refer to
“Park Jack Angle Alignment” on page 24.
15. Unhook hitch safety chain (#4) from tractor.
16. Unhook hydraulic hoses (#7) from tractor duplex
outlet. Insert couplers through spring hose loop (#10)
to keep couplers out of the dirt.
17. Pull back on locking collar (#6) and pull driveline (#5)
from tractor PTO shaft.
18. Collapse driveline (#5) by pushing tractor end of
driveline toward the splitter gearbox.
19. Rotate driveline hanger (#11) up to position shown
and store driveline on hanger.
20. Adjust park jack (#3) as needed to remove cutter
hitch weight off the tractor drawbar.
21. Remove connecting hitch pin or bolt as follows:
a. For Standard Clevis Hitch, See Figure 1-25:
Remove hairpin cotter (#2) and hitch pin (#1).
a. For Performance Hitch, See Figure 1-28:
Refer to Detail B: Remove hairpin cotter (#2) and
hitch pin (#1).
b. For Bar-Tite Hitch, See Figure 1-29:
Remove locknut (#2) and bolt (#1).
22. Restart tractor and drive tractor slowly forward
several feet.
23. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting.
24. Lower park jack until cutter is resting on its front skid
shoes.
25. Replace connecting pin/bolt (#1) as follows:
a. For Standard Clevis Hitch, See Figure 1-27:
If unhooking standard clevis, replace connecting
pin (#1) in clevis (#9).
b. For Performance Hitch, See Detail A in Figure
1-28:
Rotate clevis (#9) horizontal and flip hitch holder
(#11) up so that its holes are on top as shown.
Insert customer-supplied hitch pin (#1) through
holes in hitch holder (#11). Secure with hairpin
cotter (#2).
c. For Bar-Tite Hitch, See Figure 1-29:
If unhooking bar-tite hitch, remove hitch (#11) from
tractor drawbar and reattach it to the hitch (#9)
with removed bolt (#1) and locknut (#2) Screw
locknut on 4 or 5 full turns. Do not torque nut tight.
Unhook Rotary Cutter
Figure 1-27
Unhook Tractor From Performance Hitch
Figure 1-28
Unhook Tractor From Bar-Tite Hitch
Figure 1-29
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