
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
1/14/19
RC4610 (540 RPM) and RCM4610 (1000 RPM): Rotary Cutters: 334-144M:
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LP Performance Hitch Hook-up
DANGER
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To avoid serious injury or death:
WARNING
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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. Adjust park jack angle if it is not vertical. Refer to
3. If clevis hitch is not already supported horizontal,
rotate clevis (#9) horizontal and flip hitch holder (#11)
up so that its holes are on top as shown.
4. Insert customer-supplied hitch pin (#1) through holes
in hitch holder (#11) as shown in detail A. Secure with
hairpin cotter (#2).
5. Store center 3-point link in the tractor’s storage hook.
6. Start tractor, raise 3-point arms fully up, and carefully
back tractor within close proximity of clevis (#9).
NOTE:
Hitch pin (#1) and hairpin cotter (#2) are
customer supplied.
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 bushings in clevis if customer supplied hitch
pin diameter is larger than 1". See
on page 32 for instructions.
13. Remove hairpin cotter (2) and hitch pin (#1) from
hitch holder (#11) and rotate hitch holder down.
14. Attach cutter to tractor drawbar with hitch pin (#1) and
hairpin cotter (#2) as shown in detail B.
15. Lower park jack (#3) until hitch weight is supported
by tractor drawbar.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. Continue with
IMPORTANT:
Protect park jack by attaching it to the
Tractor Hookup to LP Performance Hitch
Figure 1-9
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