Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
7/30/20
RC4614 & RCM4614 Rotary Cutters 331-937M
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Remove Shipping Bar With Transport Locks Set
Figure 1-17
Remove Shipping Crossbar
Refer to Figure 1-17:
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Metal shipping bands are under tension. Always wear eye
protection when cutting bands. Keep head, body, and body
extremities away from the area where the band will recoil
•
Make sure transport lock is set before removing shipping
bar. Stay clear of wing while removing shipping bar. Once
shipping bar is removed, the wing will fall suddenly until
1. Make sure cutter is parked on a level surface with
room for the wing to unfold.
2. Idle engine, place gear selector in park,
fully retract
wing folding cylinder (#9)
, shut tractor off, set park
brake, and remove switch key.
3. Verify transport lock bar (#2) is rotated down and
secured to cylinder pin (#1) with hairpin cotter (#6).
4. Cut and remove shipping bands securing wing
wheels.
5. Remove hex locknut (#4) and shipping bar (#10) from
hex cap screw (#3).
6. Reinstall hex locknut (#4) to hex cap screw (#3) and
tighten to the correct torque.
7.
Remove cotter pin (#7), flat washer (#5), and
shipping bar (#10) from cylinder pin (#8).
Do not
remove cylinder pin (#8) or transport lock (#2).
8. Replace flat washer (#5) and cotter pin (#7). Bend
one or more legs of cotter pin to secure it in place.
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NOTE:
A come-along may be needed to pull the
wing in before shipping bar (#10) can be removed.
Transport Lock Removed & Secured for Field Work
Figure 1-18
Unfold Wing Deck
Refer to Figure 1-18:
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Keep everyone out of the area where the wing deck will unfold.
The wing deck can fall suddenly.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Watch hydraulic hoses as the wing lowers to be sure they don’t
catch causing hoses to stretch and pull loose from the
1. Make sure cutter is parked on a level surface with
room for the wing to unfold.
2. Idle engine, place gear selector in park, raise wing to
its most upright position, shut tractor engine off, set
park brake, and remove switch key.
3. Rotate transport lock bar (#3) up to storage
bracket (#2). Secure with existing hairpin (#1).
4. Start tractor and lower wing down until resting on the
ground.
5. Set tractor control lever for wing cylinders in float
position.
6. To purge hydraulic cylinders, refer to
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