Land Pride RCR1860 Series Operator's Manual - Danger
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Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up
2/03/12
RCR1860 and RCR1872 Series Rotary Cutters 312-849M
Table of Contents
Tractor Hook-Up
Figure 1-3
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A 3-Point Category I hitch is required. The lower 3-Point
arms of the 3-Point hitch must be stabilized to prevent
side-to-side movement. Most tractors have sway blocks
or adjustable chains for this purpose.
1.
Locate cutter on a flat level surface.
2.
Slowly back tractor up to the Rotary Cutter while
using the tractor’s 3-point hydraulic control to align
lower 3-point arm holes with clevis lug holes on the
cutter.
3.
Engage tractor park brake, shut tractor engine off
and remove key before dismounting from tractor.
4.
With tractor’s lower hitch arms aligned and
positioned in the clevises, attach lower arms to the
clevises with hitch pins and secure with linch pins.
5.
Connect top center 3-point link to upper pivot hitch
using customer supplied clevis pin and linch pin.
6.
Ensure lower hitch arms are blocked to prevent
excessive side movement.
7.
Return to the tractor and slowly raise and lower
implement carefully to ensure that the drawbar, tires,
and other equipment on the tractor do not contact
cutter frame. Move or remove drawbar if it interferes
with the cutter.
8.
Manually adjust one of the two lower lift arms up or
down to level the Rotary Cutter from left to right.
9.
Manually adjust the length of the top-link to level the
Rotary Cutter from front to rear. Final deck leveling
adjustments will be made later.
10. The arm lift rods on your tractor’s 3- point hitch
should be adjusted to allow for lateral float. Please
consult you tractor’s manual for adjusting
instructions.
Gearbox Vented Dipstick
Refer to Figure 1-2:
A vented dipstick is shipped loose and packaged with the
Operator’s Manual. Remove temporary solid plug from
top of gearbox and replace with vented dipstick. See your
nearest Land Pride Dealer if dipstick is missing.
Figure 1-2
Tractor Hook-Up
Refer to Figure 1-3:
!
DANGER
A Crushing Hazard exists when hooking-up equipment to a
tractor. Do not allow anyone to stand between tractor and
implement while backing-up to implement. Do not operate
hydraulic 3-Point lift controls while someone is directly
behind the tractor or near the implement.
IMPORTANT: Rotary Cutters are shipped with a
solid plug in the gearbox to prevent loss of oil during
shipping and handling. The solid plug on top of the
gearbox must be replaced with a vented dipstick. Do
not operate cutter without vented dipstick installed.
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DO NOT
OVERFILL!
Oil Level
Plug
Remove
Solid Plug
Install
Vented Dipstick