Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC3614 & RCM3614 Rotary Cutters 330-918M
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Unhook Rotary Cutter
on page 48 if parking the
cutter for long periods and end of season.
2. Idle tractor engine, disengage power take-off, park
cutter on a level, hard surface. Place tractor gear
selector in park or set park brake.
3. Park cutter on a level, hard surface. Place tractor
gear selector in park or set park brake.
Refer to Figure 1-28:
4. Wait for blades to come to a complete stop and then
fold the wing up to transport position.
5. Shut tractor engine off and remove switch key before
dismounting from tractor.
6. Remove hairpin cotter (#1) from storage tab (#2).
Refer to Figure 1-29:
7.
Swing transport lock bar (#3) down and place over
lock pins (#4). Secure with hairpin cotters (#1).
Refer to Figure 1-30:
8. Spread stroke control spacers (#1, #2, #3 & #4) apart
at the break line and remove all of them from
hydraulic cylinder (#1).
9. Start tractor and lower cutter until front skids are
resting on the ground or on support blocks.
10. Without changing deck lift height, shut tractor down
properly before dismounting. Refer to
11. Replace stroke control spacers (#1, #2, #3 & #4) as
needed to support wheels at this position.
12. Move center deck and wing cylinder lift levers back
and forth to release all hydraulic pressure at the
couplers.
Transport Bar, Storage Position
Figure 1-28
Transport Bar, Locked Position
Figure 1-29
Lift Cylinder & Stroke Control Spacers
Figure 1-30
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