Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC(M)3712 & RCG(M)3712 Rotary Cutters 334-203M
11/6/18
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LP Performance Hitch Hook-up
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death: A crushing hazard exists
while hooking-up and unhooking implement. Keep people and
animals away while backing-up to implement or pulling away
from implement. Do not operate hydraulic controls while a
person or animal is directly behind the power machine or near
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
1.
Make certain park jack (#3) is properly attached to
the cutter hitch and secured with ball detent pin (#8).
2. Adjust park jack angle if it is not vertical. Refer to
3. If clevis hitch is not positioned horizontally, rotate
clevis (#9) horizontal and flip hitch holder (#11) up so
that its holes are on top as shown. Insert customer
supplied hitch pin (#1) through holes in hitch holder
(#11) as shown. Secure with hairpin cotter (#2)
4. Remove bushings in clevis (#9) if customer supplied
hitch pin diameter is larger than 1". See
instructions.
5. Store center 3-point link in the tractor’s storage hook.
NOTE:
Hitch pin (#1) and hairpin cotter (#2) are
customer supplied.
6. Start tractor, raise 3-point arms fully up, and carefully
back tractor within close proximity of clevis (#9).
7.
Shut tractor down properly before dismounting. Refer
to
8. Verify tractor drawbar is adjusted correctly. Refer to
9. Raise or lower park jack (#3) to align clevis (#9) with
tractor drawbar. Drawbar should fit between lower
and upper plates of clevis.
10. Restart tractor and continue to back tractor up to
cutter hitch until holes in tractor drawbar and clevis
hitch (#9) are aligned.
11. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting.
12. Remove hairpin cotter (2) and hitch pin (#1) from
hitch holder (#11) and rotate hitch holder down.
13. Attach cutter to tractor drawbar with hitch pin (#1) and
hairpin cotter (#2) as shown.
14. Lower park jack (#3) until hitch weight is supported
by tractor drawbar.
15. Remove park jack (#3) from hitch and attach it to the
left-hand wing storage base with detent pin (#8).
Make sure jack base is level or lower than the jack
crank head especially after the wings are folded up.
See cover picture for correct positioning.
16. 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.
17. Continue with
IMPORTANT:
Protect park jack by storing it on the
LP Performance Hitch Hook-up
Figure 1-10
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