Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
RCF3096, RCF3010, & RCFM3010 Rotary Cutters 326-566M
11/8/18
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short distance to check safety chain adjustment. If
necessary, re-adjust chain length to eliminate a tight or
loose chain. Make sure chain hook is securely locked in
place.
Hydraulic Hook-Up (Pull-Type)
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Refer to Figure 1-27 on page 32:
1.
Route hydraulic hose (#8) through spring hose
loop (#7) and attach to tractor hydraulic outlet.
2. If cutter is provided with a CV driveline, route
hydraulic hose beneath trunnion support (#3).
3. Check driveline for adequate clearance under all
ranges of cutter height.
a. With driveline attached to tractor and cutter,
slowly raise and lower cutter to its upper and
lower limits while observing clearances between
hitch and driveline.
b. Adjust tractor drawbar height and/or length if
driveline interferes. See Figure 1-1 on page 10 for
correct drawbar dimensions.
4. Cycle hydraulic system by extending and retracting
lift cylinder several times. It may be necessary to
purge hydraulic system of trapped air if operation is
sluggish. Refer to
“Purge Hydraulic System (Pull-
Purge Hydraulic System (Pull-Type)
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
1.
With deck skid shoes resting firmly on the ground,
shut tractor off, and move hydraulic control lever back
and forth to relieve all hydraulic pressure in the
hydraulic system.
2. Loosen hydraulic hose fitting at the hydraulic cylinder
slightly to allow air and fluid to escape.
3. Restart tractor and slowly activate tractor control
lever to extend hydraulic cylinder to purge trapped air
from the hydraulic system.
4. After all air is purged from the hydraulic system and
all hydraulic pressure is relieved, tighten hose fitting
at the hydraulic cylinder.
11. Start tractor and continue to back tractor up to cutter
hitch until hole in tractor drawbar and holes in hitch
clevis (#4) are aligned.
12. Put tractor in park or set park brake, turn off tractor
engine, and remove switch key.
13. Insert hitch pin (#6) through clevis (#4) and tractor
drawbar. Secure hitch pin with hitch pin keeper (#5).
One inch diameter hitch pin (#6) and hitch pin
keeper (#5) are customer supplied.
LP Performance Hitch Hook-Up
Figure 1-28
14.
Refer to
If hooking-up to the LP
Performance Hitch, remove hairpin cotter (#5) and
hitch pin (#6) from clevis (#4).
15. Lower park jack (#10) until cutter tongue (#1) is
supported by tractor drawbar.
16. Fully retract park jack (#10), remove ball detent
pin (#11), and store park jack attached to storage
holder (#13) on the cutter deck with ball detent pin
securing the park jack.
17. If needed, collapse driveline by pushing tractor end
of driveline toward the cutter gearbox.
18. Pull back on yoke lock collar (#9) and slide yoke over
the tractor’s power take-off shaft.
19. Release lock collar (#9) and continue to push yoke
end of driveline onto the tractor power take-off shaft
until lock collar snaps in place.
20. Driveline (#5) should be moved back and forth to
ensure both ends are secured to tractor and gearbox
shafts. Reattach any end that is loose.
Safety Chain Hook-Up (Pull-Type)
Refer to Figure 1-27 on page 32:
When towing implements on public roads, use safety
chain (#12) with tensile strength equal to or greater than
gross weight of implement being towed. This will control
the implement in the event the hitch pin is lost.
After attaching safety chain (#12) to the tractor, make a
trial run by driving tractor to the right and to the left for a
IMPORTANT:
Always store park jack on the deck
storage holder and not on the hitch. Storing park
jack on the hitch can damage the jack.
