Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC5715 & RCM5715 Rotary Cutters 331-431M
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Driveline Hook-up to Tractor
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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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
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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
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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.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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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
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Some tractors are equipped with two power take-off speeds.
Be certain your tractor’s power take-off is set-up to operate
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.
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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.
Refer to Figure 1-25:
1. If needed, collapse driveline (#5) by pushing tractor
end of driveline against the splitter gearbox.
2. Pull back on yoke lock collar (#6) and slide yoke onto
the tractor power take-off shaft.
Driveline Hook-up
Figure 1-25
3. Release lock collar (#6) and continue to push outer
yoke onto the tractor power take-off shaft until lock
collar snaps in place.
4. Both yoke ends of driveline (#5) should be moved
back and forth to ensure they are secured. Reattach
any yoke end that is loose.
5. Rotate driveline support (#4) down.
6. If park jack (#3) is attached to hitch (#1), lower park
jack until hitch weight is supported by the tractor
drawbar.
7.
Remove detent pin (#2) and relocate park jack (#3)
from hitch frame (#1) to the left-hand wing storage
base with detent pin (#4). Ensure base of park jack is
level with, or lower than the jack crank head,
especially after the wings are folded up. See cover
picture for correct positioning.
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IMPORTANT:
Always rotate driveline hanger down
after hook-up to prevent driveline damage.
Driveline Assembly
Figure 1-24
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