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RCF2084 Rotary Cutters 326-461M
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tractor Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Uncrating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Gearbox Vented Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3-Point Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Optional Front Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Optional Rear Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replaceable Skid Shoes (Accessory) . . . . . . . . . . 11
Single Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dual Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hook-up Driveline to Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Check Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 15
Shorten Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Check Driveline Maximum Length . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Deck Leveling & Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Deck Leveling From Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Deck Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Single Tailwheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dual Tailwheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tractor Center 3-Point Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . 20
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Inspect Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . 22
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Unhooking the Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 24
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Slip-Clutch Protected Drivelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Clutch Assembly and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Accessory Skid Shoe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Long-Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gauge Wheel Spindle Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gauge Wheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driveline Shield Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 30
Section 6: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 8: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 9: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35