Land Pride RTA1558, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
Table of Contents
RTA1558, RTA1566, & RTA1574 Rotary Tillers 311-252M 12/19/18
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Refer to Figure 1-6:
1. Make sure you have read and follow all Safety Alerts
and Important notes listed in this section.
2. The tiller is equipped with a Cat. l hitch. Make sure
your tractor’s hitch is compatible with the tiller’s hitch.
3. Ensure lower 3-point lift arms are blocked to prevent
excessive side-to-side movement.
4. Move or remove drawbar to prevent interference with
tiller driveline. See tractor Operator’s Manual for
instructions.
5. If installed, remove linchpins (#6), hitch pins (#2),
hairpin cotter (#8), and hitch pin (#7).
6. Slowly back tractor to tiller while using tractor’s
3-point control lever to align holes in lower 3-point lift
arms with tiller clevises (#5).
7. Shut tractor down before dismounting. Refer to
“Tractor Shutdown Procedure” on page 7.
8. Secure tractor’s 3-Point lower hitch arms to the lower
clevises using 7/8" diameter hitch pins (#2). Secure
hitch pins with linchpins (#6).
9. Secure tractor’s top center link to the tiller hitch plates
using customer supplied 3/4" diameter hitch pin (#7)
and hairpin cotter (#8).
10. With gear selector in park or park brake set, start
tractor and raise tiller just high enough to be able to
remove the park stand.
11. Without lowering the tiller, shut tractor down before
dismounting. Refer to “Tractor Shutdown
Procedure” on page 7.
12. Place a level on the end plate and adjust tractor’s top
center link to level the tiller from front to back.
13. Place the level on the square tube and adjust one of
the two tractor’s lower 3-Point arms up or down to
level tiller from left to right.
NOTE: Hairpin cotter (#8) and hitch pin (#7) are
customer supplied.
Tractor Hook-Up
Refer to Figure 1-6:
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking
implement. Keep people and animals away while backing-up
to implement or pulling away from implement. Do not operate
hydraulic controls while a person or animal is directly behind
the power machine or near the implement.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Do not raise center of lower 3-point hitch pins more than
30
"
above ground with power take-off engaged. Do not
engage power take-off if hitch pins are higher than 30
"
above ground. If tiller is raised too high, the driveline can
break causing flying projectiles.
• Always shut tractor down using “Tractor Shutdown
Procedure” provided in this manual before dismounting
tractor.
• An unsupported parked tiller can tip over. Always use park
stand and/or support blocks to prevent it from tipping over
onto a person.
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.
IMPORTANT: To prevent park stand from being
damaged, always store stand in the transport
position before moving tractor with tiller attached.
NOTE: Land Pride’s Quick Hitch can be attached to
the tractor to provide quick and easy 3-point hook-
up and detachment. An additional driveline may be
required if a Quick Hitch is used. See your nearest
Land Pride dealer to purchase a Quick Hitch.
Tractor Hook-Up
Figure 1-6
37298
72060
30 "
Maximum Lift
Above Ground