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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LP Performance Hitch Hook-up
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Lightweight tractors with rear attached implements may
need weights added to the front to maintain steering control.
Consult your tractor Operator’s Manual to determine
weight requirements and maximum limitations.
•
The ball detent pin must be fully inserted into the park jack
with ball visible and popped out on the far side of the jack
before working on or around an unhooked cutter.
Refer to Figure 1-9:
1. Make certain park jack (#3) is properly attached to
the cutter hitch and secured with ball detent pin (#8).
2. Adjust park jack angle if it is not vertical. Refer to
“Park Jack Angle Alignment” on page 28.
3. If clevis hitch is not already supported horizontal,
rotate clevis (#9) horizontal and flip hitch holder (#11)
up so that its holes are on top as shown.
4. Insert customer-supplied hitch pin (#1) through holes
in hitch holder (#11) as shown in detail A. Secure with
hairpin cotter (#2).
5. Store center 3-point link in the tractor’s storage hook.
6. Start tractor, raise 3-point arms fully up, and carefully
back tractor within close proximity of clevis (#9).
7. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting. Refer
to
“Tractor Shutdown Procedure” on page 16.
8. Verify tractor drawbar is adjusted correctly. Refer to
“Drawbar Set-up” dimensions on page 14.
NOTE: Hitch pin (#1) and hairpin cotter (#2) are
customer supplied.
9. Raise or lower park jack (#3) to align clevis (#9) with
tractor drawbar. Drawbar should fit between lower
and upper plates of clevis.
10. Restart tractor and continue to back tractor up to
cutter hitch until holes in tractor drawbar and clevis
hitch (#9) are aligned.
11. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting.
12. Remove bushings in clevis if customer supplied hitch
pin diameter is larger than 1". See “LP Performance
Hitch Pin Diameter” on page 30 for instructions.
13. Remove hairpin cotter (2) and hitch pin (#1) from
hitch holder (#11) and rotate hitch holder down.
14. Attach cutter to tractor drawbar with hitch pin (#1) and
hairpin cotter (#2) as shown in detail B.
15. Lower park jack (#3) until hitch weight is supported
by tractor drawbar.
16. Remove park jack (#3) from hitch frame and attach it
to the left-hand wing storage base with ball detent
pin (#8). Make sure jack is stored with its base level
or lower than the head especially after the wings are
folded up. See cover picture for correct positioning.
17. Attach hitch safety chain (#4) to the tractor. Adjust
chain length to remove all slack except what is
necessary to permit turning. Lock chain hook
securely to the safety chain.
18. Continue with “Hydraulic Hook-up” on page 20 and
“Driveline Installation” on page 21.
IMPORTANT: Before moving the cutter, relocate
park jack by storing it on the left wing deck. Make
sure the jack is stored with its base level or lower
than the head to prevent water and freeze damage.
Tractor Hookup to LP Performance Hitch
Figure 1-9
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