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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
11/13/18
RCF3684 Rotary Cutters 326-412M
A tractor with 3-point Category lI or lII hitch is required.
The lower 3-point arms must be stabilized to prevent
side-to-side movement. Most tractors have sway blocks
or adjustable chains for this purpose.
1.
Slowly back tractor to the Rotary Cutter while using
tractor’s 3-point hydraulic control lever to align lower
3-point arm hitch holes with clevis hitch pin holes.
2. Engage tractor park brake, shut tractor engine off,
and remove key before dismounting from tractor.
3. Attach lower 3-point arms to clevises with hitch
pins (#4). Secure hitch pins with linchpins (#7).
4. Connect upper center 3-point link hitch hole to upper
hitch with clevis pin (#9), bushing (#5), and hairpin
cotter (#7).
5. Return to tractor, slowly and carefully raise lower
cutter to ensure drawbar, tires, and other equipment
on the tractor do not contact cutter frame. Move or
remove drawbar if it interferes with the cutter.
6. Manually adjust one of the lower lift arms up or down
to level the Rotary Cutter from left to right.
7.
Manually adjust length of top-center-link to align
center hitch pin vertically above lower hitch pins.
Final deck leveling adjustments will be made later.
8. Adjust stabilizers on the tractor’s lower 3-point arms
to stop lateral float. Please consult your tractor’s
manual for adjusting instructions.
Driveline Hook-up (3-Point)
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
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
•
All guards and shields must be installed and in good
working condition while operating the implement.
•
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.
•
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.
IMPORTANT:
The tractor’s lower 3-point arms must
NOTE:
Land Pride’s QH20 Cat. II Quick Hitch can
be attached to the tractor to provide quick and easy
3-point hook-up and detachment. See your nearest
Land Pride dealer to purchase a QH20 Quick Hitch.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Check driveline when lowering implement to make sure it
does not interfere with the tractor drawbar. If needed, shut
tractor off and move or remove drawbar to prevent driveline
•
Always shut tractor down using “Tractor Shutdown
Procedure” provided in this manual before dismounting
1.
If driveline collapsible length and/or maximum length
has not been checked, go to
and/or
on page 15. Otherwise, continue
with step 2 below.
2. Park tractor on a level surface.
3. Shut tractor down before dismounting. Refer to
Refer to Figure 1-9 on page 12:
4. If tractor drawbar interferes with the driveline during
hook-up, disconnect driveline and move drawbar
forward, to the side, or remove.
5. Remove driveline (#17) from driveline support (#14).
Driveline support is spring loaded and will rotate up
against the A-frame.
6. Pull back on driveline yoke collar (#2) and push
driveline yoke onto the tractor power take-off shaft.
Release pull collar and continue to push driveline
yoke forward until pull collar locks in place.
7.
Pull on driveline yoke collars at the tractor and
implement end to make sure it is secured to the
tractor power take-off shaft and implement gearbox
shaft.
8. Continue with
on
IMPORTANT:
The drivelines must be lubricated
before putting them into service. Refer to
IMPORTANT:
An additional driveline may be
required if implement is attached to more than one
tractor or if a Quick Hitch is used.
IMPORTANT:
Drivelines with friction clutches must
IMPORTANT:
Check driveline minimum collapsible
length before completing
. Structural damage to the tractor and cutter
can occur if this check is not made. Refer to
