Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC3614 & RCM3614 Rotary Cutters 330-918M
1/20/21
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Driveline Hook-up
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Do not engage power take-off while hooking-up or
unhooking the driveline, or while someone is standing near
the driveline. A person’s body and/or clothing can become
•
Tractor power take-off shaft shield, driveline shields, and
gearbox shaft shields must be installed and in good working
condition to avoid driveline entanglement and projectiles
•
Do not use a power take-off adapter. The adapter will
increase strain on the tractor’s power take-off shaft causing
possible damage to shaft and driveline. It will also defeat
the purpose of the tractor’s power take-off shield.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Always follow “Tractor Shutdown Procedure” provided in
this manual before dismounting the tractor.
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Make certain driveline yokes are securely fastened at each
end. A loose yoke can work free allowing the driveline to
rotate uncontrollably causing implement damage and
bodily injury or death to anyone nearby.
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Some tractors are equipped with two power take-off speeds.
Be certain your tractor’s power take-off is set-up to operate
at the implement’s rated power take-off speed or equipment
breakage may result. RC models are rated for 540 rpm and
RCM models are rated for 1000 rpm.
Refer to Figure 1-15:
1. If needed, collapse driveline (#5) by pushing tractor
end of driveline against splitter gearbox.
2. Pull back on yoke locking collar (#10) and slide yoke
over the tractor power take-off shaft.
3. Release locking collar (#10) and continue to push
outer yoke onto power take-off shaft until locking
collar snaps in place.
4. Driveline (#5) should now be moved back and forth to
ensure both ends are secured to the tractor and
cutter. Reattach any end that is loose.
5. If main driveline is constant velocity with overrunning
clutch, then attach safety chain on the inner shield to
the cutter and safety chain on the outer shield to the
tractor. Check safety chains to make sure they are
attached to the inner and outer driveline shields.
IMPORTANT:
The shields on the constant velocity
driveline with overrunning clutch must not rotate. To
stop rotation, attach safety chains on the inner and
outer driveline shields to the implement and tractor.
6. Rotate driveline support (#14) down.
7.
If attached to cutter hitch, remove park jack (#3) and
stored on the weight box. For detailed instructions,
refer to steps 10-11 on page 21.
Hydraulic Hook-up
Figure 1-15
IMPORTANT:
Always rotate driveline hanger down
after hook-up to prevent driveline damage.
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