Section 4: Operating Procedures
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RBT3584 & RBT3596 Rear Blades 301-251M
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Basic Operating Instructions
1. Thoroughly Inspect work area for buried utility
cables, pipelines, sprinkler heads, and any
unforeseen objects. Mark any potential hazards.
2. Place grade stakes if you intend to develop a specific
grade or soil level.
3. Adjust blade to desired angle, tilt, and offset position
before lowering blade to ground.
4. Lower blade to ground and proceed forward at a
speed of no more than 2 to 4 mph. The blade should
immediately begin shaving the soil surface.
5. Set tractor’s draft-link height control lever to the
desired grade position. If blade is set at a 90 degree
angle to direction of travel, it may be necessary to
raise blade slightly so that dirt and gravel can flow out
evenly under the blade as it shaves off high spots and
fills in potholes or depressions.
General Operating Instructions
Once you have familiarized yourself with the Operator’s
Manual, completed the operations checklist, and
properly attached your Land Pride Rear Blade to your
tractor, you are now almost ready to begin work. The
RBT35 Series Rear Blades were designed and built by
Land Pride for category I or II three-point hitch and Quick
Hitch attachment to 35 to 80 hp tractors equipped with
remote hydraulic outlets and two wheeled drive capability
or 35 to 65 hp tractors with 4-wheeled drive capability.
They are ideal for snow removal as well as dirt leveling,
finish grading, and backfilling applications at feedlots,
outdoor arenas, building, and construction sites, and
maintenance operations on farm and ranch lanes or
roadways. They are also excellent for soil contouring and
construction and maintenance of ditches and waterways.
Hopefully you have checked out your work site for any
buried utility cables, pipelines, sprinkler heads, or other
obstacles that you wouldn’t want to damage or
encounter. Grade stakes should now be in place if you
intend to develop a specific grade, elevation, soil contour,
or roadbed crown. A RBT35 Series Rear Blade’s primary
purpose is for grading or leveling of soil, gravel, or
aggregate in the warmer months or snow removal in the
colder months. These functions are best done at an
approximate 2 to 4mph ground speed. Becoming
proficient with a rear blade takes practice.
Tractor horsepower, your personal skill level, soil or
aggregate composition, moisture levels, and compaction
factors will all have a definite impact on how easily and
effectively you get the job done when you are in the dirt
working mode. Develop a plan to achieve your expected
results. Set the blade up at the proper angle angles to do
the job. The hydraulic angling, tilt, and offset capabilities
of the RBT35 series will make these adjustments easy
utilizing the tractors remote hydraulic controls. This may
require some experimentation to achieve the desired
results. Lower the blade to the ground and proceed
forward at a speed of no more than 2 to 4mph. The blade
should immediately begin shaving the soil surface and
dirt or aggregate material. Set the tractor’s draft-link
height control in the desired position. With the blade set
at a 90 degree angle you may need to raise the blade
slightly so that the dirt or gravel can flow out evenly under
the blade effectively shaving off high spots and filling in
potholes or depressions.
If you have the blade set at a horizontal angle, the shaved
or accumulated material will begin to move outward
toward the trailing edge of the blade. The greater the
angle the more quickly the shaved material will be
distributed off to the side. If it is necessary to work up next
to a building foundation, abutment, or raised curb you
may want to offset the blade so that the outside edge of
the blade is beyond the outer edge of the tractor tire in
working position. Back-filling operations may be more
easily performed by reversing the blade and operating
the tractor in reverse or commonly called the push mode.
Be careful not to overstress the rear blade while
backfilling as load forces on the blade and frame
increase while backing up.
If you are performing the construction of soil contours or
waterways you will probably need to set a tilt angle on the
blade to achieve the desired effect. If you are grading or
cutting a new ditch bank or forming a road crown, you will
probably want to offset the blade in combination with
setting an appropriate tilt angle. This again will likely
require some experimentation to gain desired results.
Snow removal techniques with a blade will be very similar
to dirt working techniques and will require a little
experimentation to become proficient.
With a little practice you should become a very good
operator and consistently achieve the desired results you
expect with your Land Pride RBT35 Series Rear Blade.
See
“Specifications & Capacities”
on page 31 and
“Features & Benefits”
on page 32 for additional
information and performance enhancing options.
