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Table of Contents
RC45180 & RCM45180 Rotary Cutter 312-382M
7/14/08
Land Pride
Table of Contents
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1
Safety Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tire Handling & Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Terminology: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Definitions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 1 Assembly and Setup . . . . . . . . .8
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Dealer Cutter Assembly & Preparations . . . . . . . . 8
Left & Right Wing Axle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Slow Moving Vehicle
Bundle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hydraulic Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Hookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 2 Operating Instructions . . . . . .12
Operating Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 3 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Center Deck Level Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Center Deck Rear Axle Arms Adjustment . . . . . . 14
Wing Deck Level Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wing Deck Tailwheel Rubber Bumper Adjustment 15
Section 4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .16
Section 5 Maintenance and Lubrication .17
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Skid Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Axle Hub Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Wing Hinges (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ratchet Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Axle Rockshaft & Axle Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Main Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Divider Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driveline Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive line Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PTO Constant Velocity Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4-Plate Slip Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 6 Specifications and Capacities 23
Section 7 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Torque Values Chart for Common Bolt Sizes . . . . 24
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25