Land Pride RC3620, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC3620 & RCM3620 Rotary Cuters 330-841M 9/25/18
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Unhook Rotary Cutter
1. See “Long-Term Storage” on page 46 if parking
cutter for long periods and end of season.
2. If power take-off is engaged, reduce tractor engine
speed to an idle and then disengage power take-off.
3. Park cutter on a level, hard surface. Place tractor
gear selector in park or set park brake.
Refer to Figure 1-25:
4. Wait for blades to come to a complete stop and then
fold wings 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 1-26:
7. Swing transport lock bars (#3) down and place over
lock pins (#4). Secure with hairpin cotters (#1).
Refer to Figure 1-27:
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 “Tractor
Shutdown Procedure” on page 17.
11. Replace stroke control spacers (#1, #2, #3 & #4) as
needed to support wheels at this position.
12. With no one around or near the cutter, move cylinder
deck and wing cylinder lift levers back and forth to
release all hydraulic pressure at the couplers.
Transport Bar, Storage Position
Figure 1-25
Transport Bar, Locked Position
Figure 1-26
Hydraulic Lift Cylinder With Stroke Control Spacers
Figure 1-27
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