Land Pride RCF3696, Operator'S Manual

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Section 4: Operating Instructions
RCF3696, RCFM3696, RCF3610, & RCFM3610 Rotary Cutters 326-600M
Table of Contents
8/20/21
Unhook Pull-Type With Standard Clevis Shown)
Figure 4-5
35050
Unhook Performance Hitch
Figure 4-6
70158
Unhook Pull-Type
Refer to Figure 4-5:
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Always disengage power take-off, put tractor in park or set
park brake, shut tractor engine off, remove ignition key, and
wait for blades to come to a complete stop before
dismounting tractor.
•
Always place park jack on a firm surface or place a board
under the park jack for additional support.
1. See “Long-Term Storage” on page 61 when storing
cutter for long periods and at the end of the season.
2. Park cutter on a level solid hard surface. Place tractor
gear selector in park or set park brake.
3. Fully raise deck up to transport position and shut
tractor down with deck raised fully up. Refer to
“Tractor Shutdown Procedure” on page 13.
4. Remove stroke control spacers from cylinder rod.
5. Return to the tractor seat and without starting the
tractor, lower cutter down until it is resting on the
ground or support blocks. See “Hydraulic Cylinder
Instructions”
on page 45.
6. Replace stroke control spacers as needed to support
wheels at this position.
7. Move cylinder lift levers back and forth to release all
hydraulic pressure at the couplers.
8. Remove park jack (#10) from cutter deck and secure
to cutter tongue by fully inserting ball detent pin (#11)
through park jack and mounting bracket.
9. Disconnect hydraulic hose (#8) from the tractor.
Insert couplers through spring hose loop (#7) to keep
couplers out of the dirt.
10. Disconnect hitch safety chain (#12) from the tractor.
11. Pull back on lock collar (#9) and pull driveline from
tractor power take-off shaft.
12. Collapse driveline by pushing tractor end of driveline
toward the cutter gearbox.
13. Store yoke end of driveline on the cutter hitch support
rest (#14). Do not store yoke end in the dirt.
14. Adjust park jack (#10) up until hitch weight is
removed from tractor drawbar.
15. Remove hairpin (#5) and hitch pin (#6) from clevis
hitch (#4).
16. Replace hitch pin (#6) as follows:
b. If unhooking standard clevis, reinstall hitch
pin (#6) in clevis (#4) and secure with hairpin
cotter (#5) as shown in Figure 4-5.
c. If unhooking LP Performance Hitch, store hitch
pin (#6) in horizontal holes in clevis hitch (#4) and
secure with hairpin cotter (#5) as shown in
Figure 4-6.
17. Start tractor and drive slowly forward several feet
while watching to make sure no components are still
hooked to the tractor.