Land Pride RTA10 Series, Operator'S Manual

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RTA10 & RTA15 Series Rotary Tillers 311-252M
7/25/13
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Parking Stand Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hitch, Driveline Guard & Rear Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 12
Shorten Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Check Driveline Maximum Length . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 2: Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
General Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
RTA10 Tiller Hitch Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
RTA15 Tiller Hitch Sideshift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Drive Chain Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear Deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Skid Shoe Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 21
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tine Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driveline Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Clutches With 4 Adjusting Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Clutch Disassembly & Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Clutches With 8 Hex Socket Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Clutch Disassembly & Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Shearbolt Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Driveline U-Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Driveline Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chaincase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Bearing On Right End Of Rotor Shaft . . . . . . . . . 26
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 27
Section 6: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 8: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 9: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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