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
Hitch Hook-Up (Semi-Mount)
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.
Refer to Figure 1-17:
1. Make sure you have read and follow all Safety Alerts
and Important Notes listed on page 26 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. Locate cutter on a flat level surface.
3. The cutter is equipped with Cat. I, II, & III hitches.
Make sure your tractor’s hitch is compatible with the
cutter’s hitch.
4. Remove lower hairpin cotters (#1) and hitch
pins (#2).
5. Slowly back tractor to cutter while using tractor’s
3-point hydraulic control lever to align holes in lower
3-point lift arms with clevis hitch pin holes.
6. Shut tractor down before dismounting using
“Tractor
Shutdown Procedure” on page 13.
7. Attach lower 3-point arms to clevises with hitch
pins (#2) and secure hitch pins as follows:
•
RCF(M)3696:
With hairpin cotters (#1) as shown.
•
RCF(M)3610, Refer to Figure 1-10 on page 19:
With linchpins (#5) in hitch pins (#1).
8. 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.
9. Adjust stabilizers on the tractor’s lower 3-point arms
to stop lateral float. Please consult your tractor’s
manual for adjusting instructions.
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.
NOTE:
The spring hose loop (#3) may need to be
moved if using a Quick Hitch and the Quick Hitch
interferes with spring hose loop mounting bolt. See
“Spring Hose Loop Assembly (3-Point)” on page
15 for alternate location.
Semi-Mount Hook-Up
Figure 1-17
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