Land Pride RCF3684, Operator'S Manual

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RCF3684 Rotary Cutters 326-412M
Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look for the Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Uncrating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Gearbox Vented Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-Point Cutter Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Spring Hose Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tailwheel Assembly (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tailwheel Lift Options (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hitch Assembly (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hitch Arrangements (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Category ll Hitch (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Category lll Hitch (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Category ll Quick Hitch (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Category lll Quick Hitch (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driveline Installation (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hitch Hook-up (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Driveline Hook-up (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hydraulic Hook-up (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Check Driveline Maximum Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Pull-Type Cutter Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Axle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tailwheel Lift Options (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Spring Hose Loop (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hitch Assembly (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Jack-shaft Driveline Assembly (Pull-Type) . . . . . 19
Front Driveline Assembly (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . 19
Hitch Hook-up (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hydraulic Hook-up (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Purge Hydraulic System (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 2: Optional Equipment Set-Up . . . . . 22
Front and Rear Guard Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Rubber Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Chain Guard (Single & Double) . . . . . . . . . 22
Rear Chain Guard (Single & Double) . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear Metal Deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Shredder/Fixed Blades & Baffle Kits . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Assembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removal of Existing Blade Carriers . . . . . . . . . . 24
Shredder Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Check Free Vertical Movement of Blades . . . . . 25
Front Fixed Blade Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Left Side Fixed Blade Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Level & Set Deck Height (3-point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Level Left to Right (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cutting Height (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tailwheel Height (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ratchet Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Hydraulic Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Center 3-Point Link (3-Point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Level & Set Deck Height (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Level Front To Back (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cutting Height (Pull-Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ratchet Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Hydraulic Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Section 4: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . 31
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Inspect Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Tractor Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Turning Angles for Pull-Type Cutters . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Crossing Steep Ditches & Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . 34
Blade Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Blade Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Unhook 3-Point Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Unhook Pull-Type Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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