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Section 2: Operating 

Table of Contents

RTA1558, RTA1566, & RTA1574 Rotary Tillers 311-252M

12/19/18

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Section 2: 

Operating

Operating Checklist

Hazard control and accident prevention are dependent 
upon the awareness, concern, prudence, and proper 
training involved in the operation, transport, storage, and 
maintenance of the Rotary Tiller. Therefore, it is 
absolutely essential that no one operates the Rotary 

Tiller without first having read, fully understood, and 

become totally familiar with the Operator’s Manual. Make 
sure the operator has paid particular attention to:

Important Safety Information

, pages 1 to 5

Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up,

 page 7

Section 2: Operating

, page 14

Section 3: Adjustments

, page 18

Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication

, page 21

Inspections

Perform the following inspections before using your 
Rotary tiller with tiller attached to a tractor, power take-off 
disengaged and completely stopped .

Operating Checklist

Check

Ref.

Inspect tractor safety equipment to make sure 
it is in good working condition.

Tractor 

Manual

Check all guards and shields to make certain they are in 
good working condition, in place, and secured.
Carefully raise and lower implement to ensure drawbar, 
tires, etc. do not contact tiller frame or driveline.
Check driveline. Make sure it is secured at 
both ends. Refer to “Driveline Installation”.

Page 9

Check drive chain tension. 
Refer to “Drive Chain Tension”.

Page 19

Check tiller depth setting. 
Refer to “Skid Shoe Adjustment”.

Page 20

Check driveline slip clutch to make sure disks 
will slip. Refer to “Driveline Protection”

Page 21

Check for worn, bent, broken, loose, and/or 
missing tines. Refer to “Tine Replacement”

Page 21

Grease driveline shaft and all other grease 
fittings Refer to “Ordering Replacement Parts”

Page 24

Check oil level in gearbox. Make sure all plugs 
have been replaced when completed. 
Refer to “Gearbox Lubrication”.

Page 26

Check oil level in chaincase. Make sure all 
plugs have been replaced when completed. 
Refer to “Chaincase Lubrication”.

Page 25

Check tiller initially and periodically for loose 
bolts and pins. Refer to “Torque Values Chart”.

Page 30

Safety Information

DANGER

!

To avoid serious injury or death:  

Do not engage power take-off while hooking-up or 

unhooking the driveline, or while someone is standing near 

the driveline. A person’s body and/or clothing can become 

entangled in the driveline.

Keep yourself and all others away from rotating tines and 

drive train. Always disengage power take-off and lockout 

power source before making adjustments or servicing the 

tiller. A person’s body, hair, or clothing can become 

entangled in rotating components causing serious bodily 

injury or death.

Keep away from rotating hex drive shaft located between 

gearbox and drive end of tiller. A person can become 

entangled in the shaft.

Make all 3-point hydraulic adjustments from the tractor 

seat. Never make hydraulic adjustments while standing 

behind the tractor.

Tine impact on objects can throw projectiles resulting in 

bodily injury or death. Do not point discharge toward 

people, animals, or buildings and keep people and animals 

away from tiller during operation.

Always disengage power take-off immediately after lifting 

tiller above ground level. Never operate tiller in the raised 

position. The tiller can discharge objects at high speeds 

resulting in injury or death.

Do not use a power take-off adapter. The adapter will 

increase strain on the tractor’s power take-off shaft causing 

possible damage to shaft and driveline. It will also defeat 

the purpose of the tractor’s power take-off shield.

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.

WARNING

!

To avoid serious injury or death:  

Power take-off shaft shield, gearbox shields, and driveline 

shields must be installed and in good working condition 

while operating tiller to avoid injury or death from 

entanglement in a rotating driveline.

Be careful when working areas where obstructions can be 

hidden. Always mark potential hazards with a visible flag. 

Travel slowly through high risk areas and be prepared to 

stop immediately should implement make contact with a 

solid object.

Do not till across steep inclines that are subject to rollover. 

The action of the tines being forced down into the ground 

can cause the tractor to roll-over resulting in serious injury 

or death. Consult your tractor’s manual for acceptable 

inclines the tractor is capable of traveling across.

Содержание RTA1558

Страница 1: ...in French Language please see your Land Pride dealer Read the Operator s Manual entirely When you see this symbol the subsequent instructions and warnings are serious follow without exception Your li...

Страница 2: ...ordered the weights and measurements are no longer accurate for your machine Update the record by adding the machine weight and measurements provided in the Specifications Capacities Section of this m...

Страница 3: ...Up 7 Dealer Preparations 7 Tractor Requirements 7 Torque Requirements 7 Tractor Shutdown Procedure 7 Park Stand Set up 8 Hitch Rear Chain Set up 8 Driveline Installation 9 Tractor Hook Up 10 Drivelin...

Страница 4: ...riate App on your smart phone open the App point your phone on the QR code and take a picture Dealer QR Locator The QR code on the left will link you to available dealers for Land Pride products Refer...

Страница 5: ...ildren to play on the power machine or implement Use extra caution when backing up Before the tractor starts to move look down and behind to make sure the area is clear Safety at All Times Careful ope...

Страница 6: ...location Allow only enough slack in the chain to permit turning Always hitch the implement to the machine towing it Do not use the safety chain tow the implement Transport Safely Comply with federal s...

Страница 7: ...hones while operating equipment Use Seat Belt and ROPS Land Pride recommends the use of a CAB or roll over protective structures ROPS and seat belt in almost all power machines Combination of a CAB or...

Страница 8: ...arest dealer visit our dealer locator at www landpride com 3 Some new equipment installed during repair requires safety labels to be affixed to the replaced component as 30043 specified by Land Pride...

Страница 9: ...ation Table of Contents RTA1558 RTA1566 RTA1574 Rotary Tillers 311 252M 12 19 18 5 30053 13042 13042 818 543C Guard Missing Do Not operate 818 540C Shield missing Do Not operate 818 552C Rotating Driv...

Страница 10: ...horsepower tractors with 540 rpm power take off and 3 Point Cat l hitch mount They are also Quick Hitch adaptable These Land Pride Rotary Tiller have uses and applications in landscaping nurseries ga...

Страница 11: ...outside the horsepower range must not be used Hitch Category Cat I RTA1558 17 35 horsepower RTA1566 20 40 horsepower RTA1574 25 50 horsepower WARNING To avoid serious injury or death Lightweight trac...

Страница 12: ...is time 2 Install 2 long spacer 2 between top 3 Point hitch plates 6 7 with 3 4 10 x 4 GR5 bolt 11 lock washer 18 and hex nut 14 3 Securely tighten all bolts 10 11 to the correct torque 4 Install driv...

Страница 13: ...ase the pull collar or push pin and continue to push the driveline onto the gearbox shaft until the pull collar or push pin pops out and locks in place 4 Push pull on slip clutch or shear bolt yoke en...

Страница 14: ...l on the square tube and adjust one of the two tractor s lower 3 Point arms up or down to level tiller from left to right NOTE Hairpin cotter 8 and hitch pin 7 are customer supplied Tractor Hook Up Re...

Страница 15: ...lapsible and maximum length before completing Driveline Hook Up instructions Structural damage to the tractor and implement can occur if these checks are not made Refer to Check Driveline Collapsible...

Страница 16: ...ing structural damage to the tractor and implement Always check driveline minimum length during initial setup and when connecting to a different tractor More than one driveline may be required to fit...

Страница 17: ...n Points on page 25 Maximum Driveline Movement During Operation Figure 1 10 Check Driveline Interference Refer to Figure 1 10 WARNING To avoid serious injury or death Do not raise center of lower 3 po...

Страница 18: ...power take off while hooking up or unhooking the driveline or while someone is standing near the driveline A person s body and or clothing can become entangled in the driveline Keep yourself and all o...

Страница 19: ...for a purpose other than the work it is designed to do as defined in this manual A rotating driveline must not exceed an angle of 25 degrees up or down and never engage a driveline while at an angle...

Страница 20: ...uld be performed 1 Check oil level in gearbox and chaincase Refer to Ordering Replacement Parts on page 24 2 Check that all plugs have been replaced properly in the gearbox and chaincase 3 Be sure all...

Страница 21: ...neously commence forward travel of approximately 2 mph Do not make turns or attempt to back up while tiller is in the ground See important note below Travel about 50 ft and then stop to check your res...

Страница 22: ...Hitch Offset Figure 3 1 HOLD 26 7 8 ADJUST TO SUIT 30352 Adjust To Suit Hold 26 7 8 Adjust Clevis Left or Right Up To 7 Maximum Top 3 Point Hitch Sideshift Refer to Figure 3 2 The top three point hit...

Страница 23: ...stud clockwise to 20 30 foot pounds 3 Tighten right hand nut clockwise to 400 ft lbs Be sure to hold stud in position while tightening nut Rear Deflector Adjustment Refer to Figure 3 3 Rear deflector...

Страница 24: ...resting on the support before working on or around the tiller 2 Always place tractor in park set tractor brakes shut tractor engine off and remove switch key before dismounting the tractor 3 Loosen p...

Страница 25: ...ion clutches should be run in prior to initial operation and after long periods of inactivity to remove any oxidation that may have accumulated on the friction surfaces Repeat run in instructions at t...

Страница 26: ...e of clutch housing Step 5 Remove thrust plate with Belleville Springs and lug rings to access friction disks and hub for inspection or service 2 Plate Disassembly Step 1 Remove snap ring Step 6 Inspe...

Страница 27: ...lips up or down on stop flange 5 and then rotate flange and remove it 3 Remove the following inner components a Spring kit 6 b Pressure flange 7 c 1st Friction Disc 8 d Hub with flange and pull collar...

Страница 28: ...ards 6 Replace all damaged or missing decals 7 Store tiller on a level surface in a clean dry place Inside storage will reduce maintenance and make for a longer tiller life 8 Follow all parking instru...

Страница 29: ...isconnect driveline shaft from the tractor and slide apart Clean and coat the inner tube of the driveline shaft with a light film of grease and then reassemble Type of grease Multi Purpose Quantity Co...

Страница 30: ...Gearbox 15 Series With Side Plug Location Check oil every 50 hours of operation Remove middle oil plug see arrow If oil is below plug hole then add recommended gear lube through top plug hole until oi...

Страница 31: ...27 37 37 16 58 43 31 Number of Flanges 7 8 9 Number of Tines per Flange 4 Tine Construction Alloy steel heat treated C shaped blades Skid Shoes Adjustable Storage Stands Adjustable Rear Deflector Adj...

Страница 32: ...ws for quick and easy one person hook up Does not offset to the left with Quick Hitch Adjustable Park Stand Allows for easy hook up and storage Adjustable Skid Shoes Control depth with various setting...

Страница 33: ...orn or bent Tines are incorrectly installed Obstacles are entangled in tines and or rotor Lower hitch clevises are in the wrong position Lower tractor 3 Point arms Increase tractor rpm Adjust skid sho...

Страница 34: ...205 150 285 210 M16 X 1 5 155 115 240 180 335 245 5 8 18 150 110 230 170 325 240 M18 X 2 5 195 145 310 230 405 300 3 4 10 235 170 360 265 510 375 M18 X 1 5 220 165 350 260 485 355 3 4 16 260 190 405...

Страница 35: ...t designed Misuse also specifically includes failure to properly maintain oil levels grease points and driveline shafts Claims under this Warranty must be made to the dealer which originally sold the...

Страница 36: ...Corporate Office P O Box 5060 Salina Kansas 67402 5060 USA www landpride com...

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