Land Pride RCF3696, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
RCF3696, RCFM3696, RCF3610, & RCFM3610 Rotary Cutters 326-600M
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8/20/21
RCF(M)3696 Hitch Hook-Up (3-Point)
Refer to Figure 1-9:
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking
the implement. Keep people and animals away while
backing-up to the implement or pulling away from the
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 follow “Tractor Shutdown Procedure” provided in
this manual before dismounting the tractor.
The following hook-up instructions are for RCF(M)3696
cutters. See page 19 for “RCF(M)3610 Hitch Hook-Up
(3-Point)”
.
1. Make sure you have read and follow all Safety Alerts
and Important Notes above before continuing.
IMPORTANT: The tractor’s lower 3-point arms must
be stabilized to prevent side-to-side movement.
Most tractors have sway blocks or adjustable chains
for this purpose.
NOTE: Land Pride’s 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 Quick-Hitch.
2. The RCF(M)3696 cutter is equipped with Cat. I & II
hitches. Make sure your tractor’s hitch is compatible
with the cutter’s hitch.
3. Remove lower hairpin cotters (#3B) and hitch
pins (#5). Remove upper hairpin cotter (#3A), flat
washer (#2), and hitch pin (#4).
4. Slowly back tractor to cutter while using tractor’s
3-point control lever to align lower 3-point arm holes
with clevis hitch pin holes.
5. Shut tractor down before dismounting using “Tractor
Shutdown Procedure”
on page 13.
6. Attach lower 3-point arms to clevises with hitch
pins (#5). Secure Cat. I hitch pins with hairpin
cotters (#3B).
7. Connect center 3-point link to upper hitch with clevis
pin (#4), flat washer (#2), and hairpin cotter (#3A).
8. Adjust stabilizers on the tractor’s lower 3-point arms
to stop lateral float. Please consult your tractor’s
manual for adjusting instructions.
9. Manually adjust one of the lower 3-point lift arms up
or down to level the cutter from left to right. Detailed
leveling instructions are provided later. Refer to
“Deck Leveling & Height Adjustment”
on page 42.
10. Continue with “Driveline Hook-up (3-Point)” on
page 20.
NOTE:
All Cat. I and most Cat. II 3-point lift arms are
positioned inside the clevis hitch plates. Refer to
“Hitch Pin Modification (3-Point & Semi)”
on page
21 if hooking-up Cat. II 3-point lift arms or Cat. II
quick hitch outside the clevis hitch plates.
3-Point Hook-up to RCF(M)3696 Cutters
Figure 1-9
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