Land Pride RC4610, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
Table of Contents
RC4610 (540 RPM) and RCM4610 (1000 RPM): Rotary Cutters: 334-144M: 1/14/19
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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
entangled in the driveline.
•
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
flying off of the driveline.
•
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.
•
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.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Always disengage power take-off, put tractor in park or set
park brake, shut tractor engine off, remove ignition key, and
wait for blades to come to a complete stop before dismounting
tractor.
CAUTION
!
To avoid minor or moderate injury:
Some tractors are equipped with two power take-off speeds.
Be certain your tractor’s power take-off is set 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.
Adjust Driveline Hanger
Figure 1-18
Refer to Figure 1-18:
1. Collapse driveline (#9) by pushing tractor end of
driveline against splitter gearbox.
2. Pull back on yoke locking collar (#6) and slide yoke
over tractor power take-off shaft.
3. Release locking collar (#6) and continue to push
outer yoke onto tractor power take-off shaft until
locking collar snaps in place.
4. Both yoke ends of driveline (#5) should be moved
back and forth to ensure they are secured. Reattach
yoke end if it is loose.
5. Rotate driveline hanger (#1) down.
6. 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.
7. If park jack (#7) is attached to the hitch, it should be
removed and stored on the wing. For detailed
instructions, see steps 15 & 16 on page 18.
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IMPORTANT: Always rotate driveline hanger down
after hook-up to prevent driveline damage.
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.