Land Pride RCM3615, Operator'S Manual

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12/12/18
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RC3615 and RCM3615 Series 2 S/N Rotary Cutters 330-502M
Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look for the Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Horsepower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Drawbar Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hydraulic Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hitch Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Standard Clevis Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Land Pride Performance Hitch (Optional) . . . . . 13
Bar-Tite Hitch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ball Hitch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pintle Hitch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Park Jack Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Spring Hose Loop Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tractor Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Standard Clevis Hitch Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
LP Performance Hitch Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bar-Tite Hitch Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Wing Axle Turnbuckle Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Unfold Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driveline Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driveline Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driveline Hanger Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Driveline Clearance Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Purge Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Wing Fold Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Deck Lift Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hook-up LED Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remove Shipping Lugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Unhook Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Park Jack Angle Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Level Cutter Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Level Center Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Level Wing Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjust Deck Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
LP Performance Hitch Pin Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . 31
Startup Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tractor & Cutter Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Avoid Extreme Turning Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Blade Operation Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Transport Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Road Side Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Field Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Field Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Unfold Wings and Set Deck Cutting Height . . . . 35
Set Wing Lift Lever to Float Position . . . . . . . . . 35
Select Gear Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Engage Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Disengage Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 4: Options & Accessories . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tire & Axle Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mechanical Wing Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wing Lift Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical Wing Lift Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hydraulic Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hydraulic Wing Control Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selector Control Valve Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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