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Section 1: Assembly and Setup
5/21/07
RB4596, RB45108 & RB5596 Rear Blade 301-133M
Land Pride
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Tractor Hook-Up
Refer to Figures 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 & 1-5:
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DANGER
Tractor hook-up to equipment is dangerous and can result in
serious injury or death. Do not allow anyone to stand between
the blade and tractor during hook-up operations. Do not
operate the hydraulic 3-point lift controls while someone is
directly behind the tractor or near the blade.
1.
Slowly back tractor up to the Rear Blade while using
tractor’s 3-point hydraulic control to align the lower
hitch link holes with lower hitch clevis holes on the
blade.
2.
Engage park brake, shut engine off and remove key
before dismounting from tractor.
a.
With tractor’s lower hitch arms aligned and positioned
in the clevises, insert hitch pins through the clevis lugs
and lower arm holes. Be sure to use the bushings as
shown in Figures 1-3, 1-4 & 1-5. Secure hitch pins with
linch pins.
3.
Connect top center link to the upper pivot hitch
mounting holes using customer supplied clevis pin
and linch pin.
4.
Ensure that the lower hitch arms are blocked to
prevent excessive side movement.
5.
Remove hitch pin and raise support stand fully up.
Reinsert hitch pin and secure with lock pin.
6.
Return to tractor and slowly operate controls up and
down to check for clearance. Make certain the
blade does not interfere with the tractor hitch, tires,
and drawbar. Move or remove the drawbar if it
interferes.
7.
Manually adjust one of the two lower lift arms up or
down to level the blade from left to right.
8.
Manually adjust length of the top-link to level the
blade from front to rear.
Tractor 3-Point Hitch
Figure 1-2
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RB55 3-Point Hitch Settings
Category ll Standard Hitch:
Refer to Figure 1-3:
Hitch pins (#2) are inserted from the outer lug. Place
spacer adapter (#1) on hitch pin (#2) outside of the inner
most lug and secured with lock pin (#3).
Category ll Standard Hitch
Figure 1-3
Category ll Quick Hitch:
Refer to Figure 1-4:
Bushings (#2) are positioned next to the outer most hitch
lug with hitch pins (#3) inserted from the inner most lug.
Place spacer adapter (#1) on hitch pin (#3) outside of the
outer most lug and secured with the lock pin (#4).
Category ll Quick Hitch
Figure 1-4
Category lll Standard Hitch:
Refer to Figure 1-5:
Bushings (#2) are positioned next to the inner most hitch
lug with hitch pins (#3) inserted from the outer most lug.
Place spacer adapter (#1) on hitch pin (#3) outside of the
inner most lug and secured with the lock pin (#4).
Category lll Standard Hitch
Figure 1-5
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