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Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication
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RCF2084 Rotary Cutters 326-461M
Table of Contents
Long Term Storage
Clean, inspect, service, and make necessary repairs to
the cutter when parking it for long periods and when
parking it at the end of a working season. This will help
ensure the cutter is ready for field use the next time you
hook-up to it.
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DANGER
Always disconnect main driveline from tractor PTO shaft
before servicing drive train components and cutter blades.
The PTO can be engaged if tractor is started causing bodily
injury or death.
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DANGER
Always secure cutter deck in the up position with solid
supports before servicing underside of cutter. Never work
under equipment supported by hydraulics. Hydraulics can
drop equipment if controls are actuated or if hydraulic lines
burst. Either situation can drop the cutter instantly even when
power to the hydraulics is shut off.
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CAUTION
Always store cutter with 3-Point hitch pivoted back as far as
possible. The floating 3-Point hitch when not hooked to a
tractor can fall backwards unexpectedly causing bodily injury.
1.
Clean off any dirt and grease that may have
accumulated on the cutter and moving parts. Scrape
off compacted dirt from the bottom of deck and then
wash surface thoroughly with a garden hose. A
coating of oil may also be applied to the lower deck
area to minimize oxidation.
2.
Check blades and blade bolts for wear and replace if
necessary. See “Cutter Blade Maintenance” on
page 22.
3.
Inspect for loose, damaged or worn parts and adjust
or replace as needed.
4.
Repaint parts where paint is worn or scratched to
prevent rust. Ask your dealer for Land Pride aerosol
touch-up paint. Paint is also available in touch-up
bottles with brush, quarts, and gallon sizes by adding
TU, QT, or GL to the end of the aerosol part number.
5.
Replace all damaged or missing decals.
6.
Lubricate as noted in “Lubrication Points” starting
on page 26.
Land Pride Aerosol Touch-up Paint
Part No.
Part Description
821-011C
PAINT LP BEIGE AEROSOL SPRAY CAN
821-002C
PAINT LP BLACK AEROSOL SPRAY CAN
821-054C
PAINT MEDIUM RED AEROSOL SPRAY CAN
821-058C
PAINT GREEN AEROSOL SPRAY CAN
821-066C
PAINT ORANGE AEROSOL SPRAY CAN
7.
Store cutter on a level surface in a clean, dry place.
Inside storage will reduce maintenance and make for
a longer cutter life.
8.
Follow all unhooking instructions on page 20 when
disconnecting tractor from cutter.
Ordering Replacement Parts
Land Pride offers equipment in factory standard beige
color with black highlights. Equipment in special colors
may be purchased in Green, Red, or Orange. Because of
the variety of colors available, special attention must be
given to the part number to prevent ordering the wrong
replacement part. A suffix number corresponding to one
of the colors below must be added at the end of Land
Pride’s part number when ordering a replacement part
with that color. Parts ordered without a suffix number will
be supplied in factory standard colors.
For example, if you are ordering a replacement part with
part number 555-555C and the existing part is red, then
add the suffix 83 to the end of the number to make the
part number read 555-555C83.
81 . . . . . . Green
82 . . . . . . Orange
83 . . . . . . . Red
85 . . . . . . . Black
