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Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication
9/19/16 RC4015 & RCM4015 Rotary Cutters 334-300M
Table of Contents
Long-Term Storage
Clean, inspect, service, and make necessary repairs to
the cutter when parking it for long periods and when
parking it at the end of a working season. This will help
ensure the cuter is ready for field use the next time you
hook-up to it.
!
DANGER
Always disconnect main driveline from tractor PTO before
servicing underside of cutter. PTO can be engaged if tractor is
started causing cutter damage, bodily injury or death.
!
DANGER
Always secure cutter deck in the up position with solid
supports before servicing underside of cutter. Never work
under equipment supported by hydraulics. Hydraulics can
drop equipment if controls are actuated or if hydraulic lines
burst. Either situation can drop the cutter instantly even when
power to the hydraulics is shut off.
1. Clean off any dirt and grease that may have
accumulated on the cutter and moving parts. Scrape
off compacted dirt from the bottom of deck and then
wash surface thoroughly with a garden hose. A
coating of oil may also be applied to the lower deck
area to minimize oxidation.
2. Check blades and blade bolts for wear and replace if
necessary. See
“Cutter Blade Maintenance” on
page 40.
3. Inspect for loose, damaged, or worn parts and adjust
or replace as needed.
4. Repaint parts where paint is worn or scratched to
prevent rust. Ask your Great Plains dealer for aerosol
touch-up paint. Paint is also available in touch-up
bottles with brush, quarts, and gallon sizes by adding
TU, QT, or GL to the end of the aerosol part number.
5. Replace all damaged or missing guarding & decals.
6. Lubricate as noted in “Lubrication Points” starting
on page 46.
7. Store cutter on a level surface in a clean, dry place.
Inside storage will reduce maintenance and make for
a longer cutter life.
8. Follow “Unhook Rotary Cutter” instructions on
page 22 when disconnecting tractor from cutter.
Great Plains Aerosol Touch-up Paint
Part No. Part Description
821-032C PAINT BLACK AEROSOL SPRAY CAN
821-058C PAINT GREEN AEROSOL SPRAY CAN
Ordering Replacement Parts
Great Plains offers equipment in factory standard green
with black highlights. Special attention must be given to
the green part number. The suffix number 81 must be
included at the end of Great Plains’ Rotary Cutter part
numbers. For example, if ordering a replacement part
that is green, the part number should read 555-555C81.
Black parts do not get a suffix number.