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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Driveline Hook-up to Tractor
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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.
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 the tractor’s power take-off shaft.
3. Release locking collar (#6) and continue to push
outer yoke onto the 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 left-hand wing. For
detailed instructions, see steps 14 & 16 on page 18.
Adjust Driveline Hanger
Refer to Figure 1-20 on page 25:
1. Move tractor control lever to extend hydraulic lift
cylinder (#1) until pressure against stroke control
spacers (#4) is removed.
2. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting. Refer
to
“Tractor Shutdown Procedure” on page 16.
3. Remove all stroke control spacers (#4) from center
hydraulic lift cylinder (#1) by spreading them apart at
the break line.
4. Start tractor and lower cutter until front skids are
resting on the ground or on support blocks.
5. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting.
6. Replace stroke control spacers (#4) as needed to
support wheels at this position.
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.
Refer to Figure 1-18:
7. With driveline attached to tractor, rotate driveline
hanger (#2) up as shown.
8. Loosen nuts securing carriage bolts (#3) and adjust
driveline hanger (#2) to be close to under side of
driveline (#4).
9. If driveline hanger (#2) is adjusted fully up and needs
to adjust higher, remove carriage bolts (#3) and
reattach hanger to the upper two square holes (#1)
with existing flat washers, lock washers, hex nuts,
and carriage bolts (#3). Continue to adjust hanger up
to be close to under side of driveline.
10. Draw nuts securing carriage bolts (#3) up snug and
rotate driveline hanger (#2) down. If hanger makes
contact with driveline (#4), readjust hanger down
until it misses the driveline.
11. Tighten 3/8"-16 GR5 bolts (#3) to the correct torque.
12. Rotate driveline hanger (#1) down.
Adjust Driveline Hanger
Figure 1-18
IMPORTANT: Always rotate driveline hanger down
before moving cutter to prevent damage to driveline.
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