Land Pride RC4710, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC(L)4710 & RCM(L)4710 Rotary Cutters 334-863M 7/31/20
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Bar-Tite Hitch Hook-up
Attach Bar-Tite Hitch to Tractor Drawbar
Refer to Figure 1-12:
1. Insert 1" x 5 1/2" hex bolt (#1) through hitch top
plate (#2), hitch bushing (#3), hitch wear plate (#4),
tractor drawbar (#5), and washer (#6) as shown.
Secure with 1" locknut (#7). Tighten 1" locknut snugly
to remove all play and then back nut off with
one-quarter turn. Do not torque 1" locknut at this time.
2. Insert two 3/4" x 6" GR5 hex bolts (#8) through
3/4" flat washers (#9), hitch top plate (#2), hitch wear
plate (#4), and formed hitch support (#10) as shown.
Secure with 3/4" locknuts (#11).
3. Tighten 3/4" locknuts to correct torque by referring to
the “Torque Values Chart for Common Bolt Sizes”
on page 65.
4. Remove 1" x 6 1/2" GR5 hex bolt (#12) and 1" lock
nut (#13) from hitch bushing (#3). Keep bolt and
locknut for reuse.
Attach Bar-Tite Hitch to Rotary Cutter
Refer to Figure 1-11:
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking the
implement. Keep people and animals away while backing-up
to the implement or pulling away from the implement. Do not
operate hydraulic controls while a person or animal is directly
behind the power machine or near the implement.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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.
Bar-Tite Hitch Assembly to Tractor Tongue
Figure 1-12
1. Make certain park jack (#3) is properly attached to
the cutter hitch and secured with detent pin (#8). If
park jack is not vertical, refer to
“Park Jack Angle
Alignment” on page 29.
2. Store center 3-point link in its storage hook.
3. Start tractor, raise 3-point arms fully up, and carefully
back tractor within close proximity of clevis (#9).
4. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting
according to
“Tractor Shutdown Procedure”
on
page 15.
5. Verify tractor drawbar is adjusted correctly. Refer to
“Drawbar Set-up” dimensions on page 13.
6. Raise or lower park jack (#3) to align hitch (#10) with
bolt hole in swivel clevis (#9).
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Bar-Tite Hitch Hook-up
Figure 1-11
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