Land Pride RTA2562, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
Table of Contents
RTA2562, RTA2570, & RTA3576 Rotary Tillers 311-254M 1/18/21
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Park Stand Assembly
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
An unsupported parked tiller can tip over. Always use park
stand and/or support blocks to prevent it from tipping over
onto a person.
Refer to Figure 1-1:
1. Insert park stand (#6) into park stand holder on the
end of the tiller frame.
2. Adjust park stand to a height that will support the tiller
level while resting on the skid shoes.
3. Secure park stand with wire retaining pin (#7). Make
sure wire retainer is hooked over the end of the
retaining pin.
Hitch and Guard Assembly
Refer to Figure 1-1:
1. Install right and left top hitch halves (#1 & #2) inside
the hitch mounting bars with 5/8" -11 x 1 1/2" long
bolts (#8), lock washers (#9), and nuts (#10). Do not
tighten bolts at this time.
2. Install spacer (#3) between upper 3-point hitch
plates (#1 & #2) with 5/8" x 3 1/2" long bolt (#11), lock
washer (#12), and nut (#13).
3. Securely tighten all bolts to the correct torque.
4. Install driveline guard (#4) to the top of the 3-point
hitch plates with four 1/4" wing screws (#5).
5. Mount left-hand clevis (#18) over square tube as
shown. Make certain longer chamfer is positioned on
the bottom.
6. Locate u-bolt (#19) behind the square tube and insert
through clevis (#18) holes as shown.
7. Secure with 1/2"-13 hex nylock nuts (#20). Do not
tighten nuts at this time.
8. Drive 1/4" x 1 3/4" roll pin into pin (#22) into 1/4" hole
into lower hitch pin (#21).
9. Insert lower hitch pin into clevis and secure with
linchpin (#23).
10. Repeat step 5 through 9 for the right-hand clevis.
NOTE: Remove driveline guard for easier access to
the driveline at the gearbox.
Figure 1-1
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