Land Pride Rotary Cutter RCR2684, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RCF2784 & RCR2684 S/N Rotary Cutters 326-364M 7/26/19
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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
7. Gently lower cutter onto the working area. Be careful
not to allow hitch straps to fall onto the manual tube.
Gearbox Vented Dipstick
Refer to Figure 1-1:
A vented dipstick is shipped loose and packaged with the
Operator’s Manual. Remove temporary solid plug from
top of gearbox and replace with vented dipstick. See your
nearest Land Pride dealer if dipstick is missing.
Gearbox Vented Dipstick Installation
Figure 1-1
NOTE: When lowering cutter onto the working area,
keep hitch straps from falling onto the manual tube
and breaking the tube.
IMPORTANT: Gearboxes are shipped with solid
plugs in them to prevent oil loss during shipping and
handling. The solid plug on top of the gearbox must
be replaced with a vented dipstick before operating
the implement.
30216
DO NOT
OVERFILL!
Oil Level
Plug
Remove
Solid Plug
Install
Vented Dipstick
Tractor Requirements
Tractor horsepower and hitch category should be within
the range noted below. Tractors outside the horsepower
range must not be used.
Tractor horsepower rating . . . . 60 to 130 horsepower
Hitch type:
3-Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Category Cat lI & lII
Pull-type (RCF2784 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drawbar
Power take-off Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 rpm
Hydraulic outlets (pull-type) . . . . . . . . . . Single outlet
Tractor weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See warning below
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Lightweight tractors with rear attached implements may need
weights added to the front to maintain steering control.
Consult your tractor Operator’s Manual to determine proper
weight requirements and maximum weight limitations.
Torque Requirements
Refer to “Torque Values Chart” on page 48 to determine
correct torque values for common bolts. See
“Additional
Torque Values” at bottom of chart for exceptions to
standard torque values.
Uncrating Instructions
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Always secure cutter with an overhead crane, fork lift, or
other suitable lifting device before removing hardware bags,
shipping components, bands, lag screws, or hitch pins. The
cutter can suddenly fall.
1. Secure cutter with a hoist or other lifting device
before removing shipping hardware.
2. Unbolt rear chain guard from underside of deck.
Keep all attaching hardware for reassembly later.
3. Cut shipping straps securing driveline and hitch
straps to the shipping crate. Remove driveline from
shipping crate and pivot hitch straps down gently.
4. Remove lag screws securing front face of cutter to
the crate.
5. Using lifting device, remove tension on hitch pins
securing clevis plates to shipping crate.
6. Remove hitch pins from clevis plates and lift cutter
from shipping crate.
IMPORTANT: The rear chain guard is shipped
attached to the underside of the deck and must be
removed before putting cutter into service or the
cutting blades will hit the guard.