Land Pride RCF3096, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
Table of Contents
RCF3096, RCF3010, & RCFM3010 Rotary Cutters 326-566M
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Hitch Hook-Up (Pull-Type)
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking
implement. Keep people and animals away while backing-
up to implement or pulling away from implement. Do not
operate hydraulic controls while a person or animal is
directly behind the power machine or near the implement.
•
All guards and shields must be installed and in good
working condition while operating the implement.
•
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
entangled in the driveline.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Always shut tractor down using “Tractor Shutdown
Procedure” provided in this manual before dismounting
tractor.
•
Jack must be installed on the hitch and jack attachment pin
must be fully inserted and secured before working on or
around an implement not hooked to the tractor drawbar.
CAUTION
!
To avoid minor or moderate injury:
Some tractors are equipped with two power take-off speeds.
Be certain your tractor’s power take-off is set at the
implement’s rated power take-off speed or equipment
breakage may result. See Specifications & Capacities for
rated power take-off speed.
Refer to Figure 1-27:
1. Make sure you have read and follow all Safety Alerts
and Important Notes on this page.
2. Make certain park jack (#10) is properly attached to
mount (#2) and secured with ball detent pin (#11). If
park jack is not vertical, refer to
“Park Jack Angle
Alignment” on page 39
3. Adjust drawbar length so that center of drawbar hitch
pin hole and end of tractor power take-off shaft is set
at the correct distance. See
“Pull-Type Hitch” on
page 10 for distance.
4. If hooking-up to the LP Performance Hitch, insert
customer-supplied hitch pin (#6) through horizontal
holes in clevis (#4) as shown in Figure 1-28. Secure
hitch pin with hairpin cotter (#5).
5. Store the tractor’s upper center 3-point link in its
storage hook.
6. Start tractor and raise lower 3-point arms fully up.
7. Carefully back tractor within close proximity of
clevis (#4).
8. Put tractor in park or set park brake, turn off tractor
engine, and remove switch key to prevent
unauthorized starting before dismounting tractor.
9. Verify tractor drawbar is adjusted correctly. Refer to
“Pull-Type Hitch” dimensions on page 10.
10. Raise or lower park jack (#10) to align clevis (#4) with
tractor drawbar. Drawbar should fit between lower
and upper plates of clevis.
IMPORTANT: Distances between center of drawbar
hitch hole to end of power take-off shaft and from top
of drawbar to center of power take-off shaft must be
maintained for Pull-Type cutters. Refer toPull-Type
Hitch on page 10.
Pull-Type Tractor Hook-Up
Figure 1-27
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