Land Pride RTR0550, Operator'S Manual

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Section 1: Assembly& Set-Up
Table of Contents
RTR0542 & RTR0550 Rotary Tillers 311-464M 3/12/18
10
Tractor 3-Point Hitch
Figure 1-5
Hitch Clevis For Hitching to the
Tractor’s Lower 3-Point Arms or
Land Prides QH15 Quick Hitch
Hitch Location For 3/4"
3-Point Center Hitch Pin
23775
37298
Hitch Location For
Land Pride QH15 Quick
Hitch Center Hook
Tractor Hook-Up
Refer to Figure 1-5:
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.
•
Always shut tractor down using “Tractor Shutdown
Procedure” provided in this manual before dismounting the
tractor.
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.
1. Stabilize lower 3-Point arms to prevent side-to-side
movement. See your tractor Operator’s Manual
2. Remove the two 5/16
"
linchpins (#1) and hitch pins
(#2).
NOTE: Land Pride’s Quick Hitch can be attached to
the tractor to provide quick and easy 3-point hook-
up and detachment. See your nearest Land Pride
dealer to purchase a Quick-Hitch.
3. Slowly back the tractor up to tiller until the lower
3-Point arms are aligned with the hitch clevises on
the tiller as shown.
4. Replace the lower hitch pins (#2) and secure with the
two 5/16
"
linchpins (#1).
5. Attach the tractor’s top center link to the tiller’s
3/4
"
hitch holes using a 3/4" diameter hitch pin.
Properly secure hitch pin with a linchpin.(Center hitch
pin and linchpin are supplied by the customer).
3-Point Category I Quick Hitch
Follow all instructions and safety precautions provided in
Land Pride’s QH15 Quick Hitch Operators Manual No.
320-003M. Also available free-of-charge from our
website at www.landpride.com.
Park Stand Storage
Refer to Figure 1-6 on page 11:
1. Slowly raise tiller with tractor’s hydraulic 3-Point lift
until tines are about 1-2
"
above the ground.
2. Remove wire retaining pin (#2) and parking
stand (#1).
3. Invert park stand (#1) upside down and reinsert it in
park stand mounting bracket (#3) as shown.
Secure park stand with wire retaining pin (#2).
IMPORTANT: To prevent park stand from being
damaged, always store stand in the transport
position before moving tractor with tiller attached.