Land Pride RC4615, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
Table of Contents
8/22/23 RC4615 & RCM4615 Rotary Cutters 331-644M
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Unhook Rotary Cutter
1. See “Long-term Storage” on page 49 when parking
the cutter for long periods and at 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 1-22:
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 clips (#1) from storage lugs (#2).
Refer to Figure 1-23:
7. Swing transport lock bars (#3) down and place over
lock pins (#4). Secure with hairpin clips (#1).
Refer to Figure 1-24:
8. Spread stroke control spacers (#2) apart at the break
line and remove them from hydraulic cylinder (#1).
9. Start tractor and lower cutter until front skids are
resting on the ground or on support blocks.
10. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting. Refer
to “Tractor Shutdown Procedure” on page 16.
11. Replace stroke control spacers (#2) as needed to
support wheels at this position.
12. With no one around or near the cutter, move cylinder
lift levers back and forth to release all hydraulic
pressure at the couplers.
Refer to Figure 1-25 on page 27:
13. Remove park jack (#3) from left-hand wing deck and
attach to jack mount (#12) as shown. Fully insert ball
detent pin (#8) in jack mount to secure park jack.
14. If needed, realign park jack to be vertical. Refer to
“Park Jack Angle Alignment” on page 28.
15. Unhook hitch safety chain (#4) from tractor.
16. Unhook hydraulic hoses (#7) from tractor duplex
outlet. Insert couplers through spring hose loop (#10)
to keep couplers out of the dirt.
17. Pull back on locking collar (#6) and pull driveline (#5)
from the tractor.
18. Collapse driveline (#5) by pushing tractor end of
driveline toward the splitter gearbox.
19. Rotate driveline hanger (#11) up to position shown
and store driveline on hanger. If height of driveline
hanger needs readjusting, refer to
“Adjust Driveline
Hanger” on page 23.
20. Adjust park jack (#3) to raise cutter up until all load is
removed from tractor drawbar.
Transport Bar, Storage Position
Figure 1-22
Transport Bar, Locked Position
Figure 1-23
Hydraulic Lift Cylinder With Stroke Control Spacers
Figure 1-24
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