Table of Contents
RC3615 (540 RPM) and RCM3615 (1000 RPM) Rotary Cutters 330-502M
4/20/15
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hitch Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hitch & Jack Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turnbuckle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Standard Clevis Hitch Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Double Swivel Clevis Hitch Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Bar-Tite Hitch Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Purge Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Unhook Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Center & Wing Section Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Center Deck Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Wing Deck Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . 22
Startup Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tractor & Cutter Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Blade Operation Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Transport Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Field Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lower Wing Down & Set Cutting Height . . . . . . . 26
Set Wing Lift Lever In Float Position . . . . . . . . . 26
Select Gear Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engage Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Disengage Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Avoid Extreme Turning Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 4: Options & Accessories . . . . . . . . 29
Safety Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tire Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hitch Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hydraulic Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechanical Wing Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 32
General Maintenance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Tractor Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Drivelines With Slip Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Type A Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Type B Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Skid Shoe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tire Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Long Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Axle Hub Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Adjustable Turnbuckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hitch Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Center Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Wing Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Double Swivel Clevis Hitch (Optional) . . . . . . . . 41
Bar-Tite Hitch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Divider Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Wing Driveline Profile Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Wing Driveline Joints & Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Intermediate Driveline Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Conventional Driveline Profile Tubes . . . . . . . . . 44
Conventional Driveline Joints & Shields . . . . . . . 44
CV Main Driveline Profile Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CV Main Driveline Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Accessing CV Driveline Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Section 6: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 46
Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 9: Torque & Tire Inflation Chart . . . . 50
Section 10: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51