Section 1: Assembly and Set-up
RTR12 & RTA12 Series (Serial No. ) Rotary Tillers 311-883M
11/19/19
15
3-Point Hook-Up
Refer to Figure 1-9 on page 15:
1. Make sure you have read and follow all safety alerts,
Important Notes, and Notes listed under
on page 14 before continuing.
2. The tiller is equipped with a Cat. l hitch. Make sure
your tractor’s hitch is compatible with the tiller’s hitch.
3. Remove lower linchpins (#8) and hitch pins (#2).
4. Customer to supply upper hitch pin (#9) and hitch pin
keeper (#10). If installed, remove customer supplied
hitch pin and hitch pin keeper.
5. Slowly back tractor to tiller while using tractor’s
3-point control lever to align holes in lower 3-point lift
arms with holes in clevises (#5).
6. Put tractor gear selector in park or set park brake,
shut off tractor engine, and remove switch key before
dismounting tractor.
7. Attach lower 3-point lift arms to clevises (#5) with
hitch pins (#2). Secure hitch pins with linchpins (#8).
8. Attach tractor’s top center 3-point link to tiller hitch
plates with customer supplied hitch pin (#9) and hitch
pin keeper (#10).
IMPORTANT:
To prevent damaging the park stand,
always store the stand in its transport position before
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.
9. With gear selector in park or tractor park brake set,
start tractor and raise tiller off the ground several
inches. Shut tractor off and remove switch key.
10. Move park stand to transport position. Refer to
on page 22 or
on page 23 for detailed
instructions.
11. Adjust tractor’s top center link to level tiller from front
to back. A level placed on top back half of the right-
hand side plate can be used to check for levelness.
12. Adjust one of the two tractor’s lower 3-point lift arms
up or down to level tiller from left to right. A level
placed on the square tube can be used to check for
levelness.
13. Raise tiller fully up with 3-point lift arms. Measure
distance the tines are off the ground. If distance
exceeds 14
"
, adjust tractor’s 3-point lift height limiter
until tines will not lift higher than 14 inches off the
ground.
14. Continue with
Tractor Hook-Up to Rotary Tiller
Figure 1-9
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Hitch Pin (#9) & Hitch Pin Keeper (#10) Are Supplied By the Customer.
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24" Maximum Lift
Above Ground
