Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC4610 (540 RPM) and RCM4610 (1000 RPM): Rotary Cutters: 334-144M:
1/14/19
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Standard Clevis Hitch Hook-up
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
1.
Make certain park jack (#3) is properly attached to
the cutter hitch and secured with ball detent pin (#8).
2. If park jack angle is not vertical when attached to the
hitch, make adjustments to the jack using
3. Store center 3-point link in the tractor’s storage hook.
4. Start tractor, raise 3-point arms fully up.
5. Back tractor within close proximity of clevis (#9).
6. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting. Refer
to
7.
Verify tractor drawbar is adjusted correctly using
needed, adjust tractor drawbar horizontally and
vertically.
8. Raise or lower park jack (#3) to align clevis (#9) with
tractor drawbar. Drawbar should fit between lower
and upper plates of clevis.
9. Restart tractor and continue to back tractor up to
cutter hitch until holes in tractor drawbar and clevis
hitch (#9) are aligned.
10. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting.
11. Customer to supply hitch pin (#1) and hairpin
cotter (#2). Insert hitch pin (#1) through top hole in
clevis (#9), tractor drawbar, and out through bottom
hole in clevis. If bolt (#12) is removed, add an equal
number of flat washers (#11) above and below the
drawbar to remove excess gap between drawbar and
clevis hitch plates.
12. Secure hitch pin (#1) with hairpin cotter (#2).
13. Lower cutter hitch with park jack (#3) until hitch
weight is supported by the tractor drawbar.
14. Remove park jack (#3) and attach it to the weight box
storage mount with ball detent pin (#8). Make sure
jack is stored with its base level or lower than the
head. See cover picture for correct positioning.
15. Attach hitch safety chain (#4) to tractor. Adjust chain
length to remove all slack except what is necessary
to permit turning. Lock chain hook securely to the
safety chain.
16. Continue with
NOTE:
The 5/8" bolt (#12) and spacer (#13) may be
removed for more flexibility of the hitch. If bolt and
spacer are removed, an equal number of customer
supplied flat washers (#11) should be added above
drawbar and below drawbar to remove gap between
drawbar and clevis hitch. This will help reduce
drawbar and hitch wear.
IMPORTANT:
Protect park jack by attaching it to the
Tractor Hook-up to Standard Clevis Hitch
Figure 1-8
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