Section 4: Operating Procedures
9/28/18
RB1660, RB1672, RB1684, RB2672, RB2684, & RB2696 Rear Blades 301-375M
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Make sure hydraulic hoses are properly routed so that they
will not become pinched or kinked while operating
equipment. A pinched or kinked hose can burst and leak
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Avoid catching hydraulic hoses on brush, posts, tree limbs,
and other protrusions that could damage and/or break them.
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Never fully extend or retract hydraulic cylinder(s) without
first checking to make sure the implement does not make
contact with tractor tires. Extending implement into the
tractor tires can result in loss of control and damage to the
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When using the park stand, make sure it is fully down with
wire retaining pin fully inserted and wire retainer over end
of pin. If not, the implement could fall.
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Always dress to stay warm in cold weather. Never allow
body or extremities to become too cold. Use a cab to provide
protection against the cold. Go inside a heated area to
warm-up when getting too cold.
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Avoid catching hydraulic hoses on brush, posts, tree limbs,
and other protrusions that could damage and/or break them.
•
Never fully extend or retract hydraulic cylinder(s) without
first checking to make sure the implement does not make
contact with tractor tires. Extending implement into the
tractor tires can result in loss of control and damage to the
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Be careful when working areas where obstructions can be
hidden. Always mark potential hazards with a visible flag.
Travel slowly through high risk areas and be prepared to
stop immediately should implement make contact with a
Inspection After Hook-Up
Make the following inspections after attaching the Rear
Blade to the tractor:
1.
Inspect tractor safety equipment to make sure it is in
good working condition.
2. Carefully raise and lower implement to ensure
drawbar, tires, and other equipment on the tractor do
not contact the Rear Blade.
3. Carefully pivot blade clockwise to align end of
moldboard with left tractor tire. Raise and lower
implement to ensure tractor tire and tractor do not
contact end of blade.
4. Carefully pivot blade counterclockwise to align end of
moldboard with right tractor tire. Raise and lower
implement to ensure tractor tire and tractor do not
contact end of blade.
5. Inspect Hydraulic hoses for wear, damage and
hydraulic leaks. See
“Avoid High Pressure Fluids
Hazard”
on page 3
.
Replace damaged and worn
hoses with genuine Land Pride parts.
IMPORTANT:
Do not hitch implement to a tractor
rated outside the recommended horsepower range.
Doing so can bend and/or break the implement.
Unhooking the Rear Blade
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
When using the park stand, make sure it is fully down with wire
retaining pin fully inserted and wire retainer over end of pin.
If not, the implement could fall.
Unhook Rear Blade from tractor as follows:
1.
Park on a level solid hard surface. Place tractor gear
selector in park and set park brake.
2. Rotate park stand down and secure with wire
retaining pin. Make sure retainer is hooked over pin.
3. Lower blade and park stand onto level ground or onto
blocks supporting the unit just above ground.
4. Shut tractor engine off and remove key.
5. If hydraulic cylinder(s) are included, move hydraulic
control lever(s) back and forth several times to relive
hydraulic pressure and then unhook couplings from
tractor duplex outlet(s). Store couplings on the Rear
Blade frame to keep couplings up out of the dirt.
6. If needed, adjust length of upper center 3-point link
until hitch pin can be removed from hitch frame.
7.
Remove linchpins from lower hitch pins and slide
lower 3-point arms off of the hitch pins.
8. Reinstall hitch pins, linchpins and hairpin cotters in
the Rear Blade hitch frame for storage.
9. Refer to
“Storage”
instructions on page 20 if Rear
Blade is being stored for a long time.