Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC3615 and RCM3615 Series 2 S/N Rotary Cutters 330-502M
12/12/18
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Driveline Assembly
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Make certain driveline yokes are securely fastened at each
end. A loose yoke can work free allowing the driveline to
rotate uncontrollably causing implement damage and bodily
injury or death to anyone nearby.
The main driveline can be constant velocity type or
conventional type. Pull-collar and bolted couplers are
used to secure the driveline to the tractor and implement
gearbox, respectively.
1.
Remove hex whiz nuts (#4A), carriage bolts (#3), and
shipping bracket (#2). Discard shipping bracket.
2. Slide driveline (#5) off end of shipping bracket (#1).
Set driveline aside for attaching to splitter box later.
3. Reinsert carriage bolts (#3) and secure with hex whiz
nuts (#4A). Tighten whiz nuts to the correct torque.
4. Remove hex whiz nuts (#4B), carriage bolts (#3), and
shipping bracket (#1). Discard shipping bracket.
IMPORTANT:
The driveline must be lubricated
before putting it into service. Refer to
NOTE:
Wings must be lowered before removing the
driveline from its shipping location. See
5. Reinsert carriage bolts (#3) and secure with hex whiz
nuts (#4B). Tighten whiz nuts to the correct torque.
Remove Main Driveline from Shipping Position
Figure 1-17
6. Remove hand knobs (#8) and flat washers (#6).
7.
Rotate front half of splitter guard (#3) open.
8. Remove and discard rubber shaft protector (#7) from
splitter gearbox shaft (#9).
9. Remove locknuts (#1) and bolts (#2) from bolted
coupler end of driveline (#4).
10. Attach bolted coupler end of driveline (#4) to splitter
gearbox input shaft with removed bolts (#2) and
locknuts (#1). Tighten locknuts to the correct torque.
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Driveline Assembly
Figure 1-16
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