Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
RBT4596 & RBT45108 Rear Blades 301-205M
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Blade Tilting Cylinder
Refer to Figure 1-5:
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Do not remove shipping block from blade tilt housing until
after all manual links, ratchet jack, and/or hydraulic
cylinders have been installed and cylinders have been
•
The Rear Blade may be unstable and hard to control until
all the hydraulic cylinders have been purged with oil.
IMPORTANT:
The blade tilt cylinder receives a 90
degree elbow with a small orifice in one end of the
elbow. Make sure this orifice elbow is installed in the
cylinder port at the rod end of the tilt cylinder.
IMPORTANT:
Attach cylinder base to the upper
cylinder mount. The base will interfere with the
moldboard if attached to the lower cylinder mount.
Hydraulic Blade Offsetting and Angling
Figure 1-5
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SHIPPING BLOCK
DO NOT REMOVE UNTIL AFTER ALL HYDRAULIC
CYLINDERS, RATCHET JACKS AND/OR MANUAL
LINKS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
1. Install a 90 degree elbow (#5) with 3/32" orifice (#4)
into the cylinder port located at the rod end as shown.
Tighten as needed.
2. Install a second 90 degree elbow (#6) without an
orifice into the cylinder port located at the base
shown. Tighten as needed.
3. Screw 111" long hydraulic hoses (#7) into
elbows (#5 & #6) and tighten.
4. Thread adapter fittings (#8) to the other end of the
hydraulic hoses (#7) and tighten.
5. Thread quick disconnect couplers (#9) to adapter
fittings (#8).
6. Attach hydraulic cylinder (#3) to the lugs at the back
of the blade with clevis pins (#2). Make sure hydraulic
ports are positioned on the back and the cylinder
base is mounted to the center lug as shown.
7.
Secure clevis pins with hair pin cotters (#1).
8. Route hoses through hose brackets located on the
main frame and hitch. Connect hoses to tractor's
hydraulic system.
9. Remove shipping block at this time.