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RG 1672 DXH DIESEL SUPER CUTTER
TM
RAYCO
®
O
PERATION
Transporting the Machine
The stump cutter is designed with a trailer body with
standard towing equipment. Comply with all local laws
dealing with the towing of a trailer.
Checklist for Transporting Machine:
1. Raise and center cutting boom.
2. Engage cutting boom lock
pin.
3. Close cutting wheel right-left travel speed
control valve.
4. Fully retract telescoping tongue, and install
transport pin (1) and insert retaining pin through
hole in end of transport pin.
5. Fold in swing-away control panel, and engage
spring-loaded locking pin.
6. Hitch machine to towing vehicle.
Lift hitch lever (2) to open hitch jaw (3).
Collar will slide, allowing jaw to spring
open.
With hitch above ball (4), lower front end
of machine until hitch (5) rests on the ball,
by cranking jackstand handle (6)
counterclockwise.
Close hitch jaw (3) around ball (4), and
hold closed while releasing spring-loaded
collar (7) until it securely holds jaw
closed. (Keep fingers away from path of
collar to avoid pinching them.)
Secure hitch lever with hitch safety pin
(8).
7. Raise parking jackstand foot by cranking
jackstand handle counterclockwise, then
remove lock pin (9), and pivot jackstand (10)
away from ground, as shown. Reinsert lock pin
(9) to hold in raised position.
8. Secure safety chains (11) to towing vehicle.
Set the length of each chain, and
crisscross them to optimize their purpose
of catching the trailer tongue should the
hitch become detached. There must, at
the same time, be enough slack left to
allow for pivoting during the sharpest
turns.
To change the length of chain (11), lift the
link out of the slot in hitch mount, pull the
chain to desired length, and drop the
nearby link into the slot so that chain is
held at that length. Set length for both left
and right ends of chain; the slack may left
draping over the tongue.
Be sure the hooks are securely attached
to towing vehicle and cannot vibrate
loose.
9. Connect electrical cord (12) from stump cutter
receptacle (13) to towing vehicle electrical
system.
10. Test brakes, and synchronize brake controller
of towing vehicle to suit weather & road
conditions. (Refer to the procedures given in
the
Trailer Running Gear - Operation
Maintenance Service
manual which was
provided with the machine
.
)
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