Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC3614 & RCM3614 Rotary Cutters 330-918M
1/20/21
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Tractor Shutdown Procedure
The following are basic tractor shutdown procedures.
Follow these procedures and any additional shutdown
procedures provided in your tractor Operator’s Manual
before leaving the operator’s seat.
1. Reduce engine speed and disengage power take-off
if engaged.
2. Park tractor and implement on level, solid ground.
3. Lower implement to ground or onto non-concrete
support blocks.
4. Put tractor in park or set park brake, turn off engine,
and remove switch key to prevent unauthorized
starting.
5. Relieve all hydraulic pressure to auxiliary hydraulic
lines.
6. Wait for all components to come to a complete stop
before leaving the operator’s seat.
7.
Use steps, grab-handles and anti-slip surfaces when
stepping on and off the tractor.
Standard Clevis Hitch Hook-Up
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking the
implement. Keep people and animals away while backing-up
to the implement or pulling away from the implement. Do not
operate hydraulic controls while a person or animal is directly
behind the power machine or near the implement.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
The ball detent pin must be fully inserted into the park jack
with ball visible and popped out on the far side of the jack
before working on or around an unhooked cutter.
Refer to Figure 1-11:
1. Make certain park jack (#3) is properly attached to
cutter hitch and secured with ball detent pin (#8).
2. Store center 3-point link in the tractor’s storage hook.
3. Start tractor, raise 3-point arms fully up, and carefully
back tractor within close proximity of clevis (#9).
4. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting. Refer
to
5. Verify tractor drawbar is adjusted correctly. Refer to
dimensions on page 15.
NOTE:
Hitch pin (#1) and hairpin cotter (#2) are
supplied by customer.
Standard Clevis Hitch Hook-up
Figure 1-11
6. Raise or lower park jack (#3) to align clevis (#9) with
tractor drawbar. Drawbar should fit between lower
and upper plates of clevis.
7.
Restart tractor and continue to back tractor up to
cutter hitch until hitch holes in tractor drawbar and
hitch clevis (#9) are aligned.
8. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting.
9. Attach cutter to tractor drawbar with customer-
supplied hitch pin (#1) and hairpin cotter (#2).
10. Lower park jack (#3) until cutter hitch weight is
supported by tractor drawbar.
11. Remove park jack (#3) from hitch and attach it to the
weight box storage base with ball detent pin (#8).
Make sure the base is level with or lower than the
head. See cover picture for correct positioning.
12. Attach hitch safety chain (#4) to the tractor. Adjust
chain length to remove all slack except what is
necessary to permit turning. Lock chain hook
securely to the safety chain.
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IMPORTANT:
Before moving the cutter, relocate
protect park jack by attaching it to the weight box.
Make sure the jack is stored with its base level or