Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
7/30/20
RC4614 & RCM4614 Rotary Cutters 331-937M
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Unhook Rotary Cutter
on page 48 if parking
cutter for long periods and end of season.
2. Idle tractor engine, disengage power take-off, park
cutter on a level, hard surface. Place tractor gear
selector in park or set park brake.
3. Raise center deck fully up.
4. Wait for blades to come to a complete stop and then
fold the wing up to transport position.
5. Shut tractor engine off and remove switch key before
dismounting from tractor.
6. Lock folded wing in transport position with transport
lock bars. See instructions for
Lift Cylinder Mounting Position
Figure 1-27
Refer to Figure 1-27:
7.
Remove stroke control spacers (#1, #2, #3 & #4) from
hydraulic cylinder (#5).
8. Start tractor and lower cutter until front skids are
resting on the ground or on support blocks.
9. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting. Refer
to
10. Replace stroke control spacers (#1, #2, #3 & #4) as
needed to support wheels at this position.
11. With no one around or near the cutter, move center
deck and wing cylinder lift levers back and forth to
release all hydraulic pressure at the couplers.
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Refer to Figure 1-28 on page 28:
12. Remove park jack (#3) from the weight box storage
base and attach to the cutter hitch. Secure park jack
in place with ball detent pin (#8).
13. Unhook hydraulic hoses (#6 & #7) from tractor duplex
outlet. Insert couplers through spring hose loop (#12)
to keep couplers out of the dirt.
14. Unhook hitch safety chain (#4) from tractor.
15. Pull back on locking collar (#10) and pull
driveline (#5) off the power take-off shaft.
16. Collapse driveline (#5) by pushing tractor end of
driveline toward the splitter gearbox.
17. Adjust park jack (#3) to raise cutter up until all load is
removed from tractor drawbar.
18. Remove connecting hitch pin or bolt as follows:
a.
For Standard Clevis Hitch, See
Remove hairpin cotter (#2) and hitch pin (#1).
a.
For LP Performance Hitch, See
Detail B in
Remove hairpin cotter (#2) and hitch pin (#1).
b.
For Bar-Tite Hitch, See
Remove locknut (#2) and bolt (#1).
19. Restart tractor and drive tractor slowly forward
several feet.
20. Shut tractor down properly before dismounting.
21. Lower park jack (#3) until cutter is resting on its front
skid shoes.
22. Replace connecting pin/bolt (#1) as follows:
a.
For Standard Clevis Hitch, See
If unhooking standard clevis, replace connecting
pin (#1) in clevis (#9).
b.
For LP Performance Hitch, See Detail A in
Rotate clevis (#9) horizontal and flip hitch holder
(#12) up so that its holes are on top as shown.
Insert customer-supplied hitch pin (#1) through
holes in hitch holder (#12). Secure with hairpin
cotter (#2).
c.
For Bar-Tite Hitch, See
If unhooking bar-tite hitch, remove hitch (#11) from
tractor drawbar and reattach it to the hitch (#9)
with removed bolt (#1) and locknut (#2) Screw
locknut on 4 or 5 full turns. Do not torque nut tight.