Land Pride RCR1860 Series Operator's Manual - Danger
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Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up
RCR1860 and RCR1872 Series Rotary Cutters 312-849M
2/03/12
Table of Contents
Driveline Installation
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DANGER
Do not engage tractor PTO while hooking-up and unhooking
driveline or while someone is standing near the driveline. A
person’s body and/or clothing can become entangled in the
driveline resulting in serious injury or death.
!
DANGER
All guards and shields must be installed and in good working
condition at all times during cutter operation!
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WARNING
Always disengage PTO, engage parking brake, shut tractor
engine off, remove switch key, and wait for blades to come to
a complete stop before dismounting tractor.
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WARNING
Do not over-speed PTO or machine breakage may result.
Some tractors are equipped with multispeed PTO ranges. Be
certain your tractor’s PTO is set for 540 rpm.
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WARNING
Do not use a PTO adaptor with a quick hitch. A PTO adapter
will increase strain on the tractor’s PTO shaft resulting in
possible damage to shaft and driveline.
1.
Park tractor on a level surface. Slowly engage tractor
3-point lift lever to raise cutter until gearbox shaft is in
line (level) with tractor PTO shaft.
2.
Support cutter deck at this height with support jacks
or blocks to keep cutter from drifting down.
3.
Place gear selector in park, set park brake, shut
tractor off and remove switch key.
4.
Remove rubber protective sleeve from gearbox input
shaft and discard.
5.
Unsnap one end of gearbox shield access doors and
rotate doors open.
IMPORTANT: An additional driveline may be
required if cutter is to be used on more than one
tractor, especially if a Quick Hitch is used.
The driveline must be lubricated before putting it into
service. Refer to “Lubrication” on page 24.
The tractor’s PTO shaft and cutter gearbox shaft
must be aligned and level with each other during
installation of driveline.
Refer to Figure 1-4:
6.
Remove snap ring (#1) from the 3rd link pin shipping
location. Remove rubber protective sleeve from
gearbox input shaft and install driveline as follows:
SLIP-CLUTCH DRIVELINE:
a. Discard snap ring (#1).
b. Slide slip-clutch driveline (#5) onto the gearbox
input shaft.
c. Align hole in driveline with notch in gearbox shaft
and insert 1/2" x 3 1/2" long GR8 bolt (#2). Secure
with 1/2" nut (#3) and 1/2" jam nut (#4).
SHEAR-BOLT DRIVELINE:
a. Slide shear-bolt driveline onto gearbox shaft.
b. Install snap ring (#1) on gearbox shaft groove.
The snap ring is added security in the event the
shear-bolt should break.
c. Align holes in driveline with hole in gearbox input
shaft and insert 1/2" x 3 1/2" GR2 shearbolt (#2).
Secure with 1/2" nut (#3) and 1/2" jam nut (#4).
Driveline Installation with Slip-Clutch Driveline Shown
Figure 1-4
7.
Slide outer driveline universal joint over tractor PTO
shaft. Secure driveline with yoke locking device.
8.
Push and pull driveline yoke ends to be sure they are
securely fastened to the gearbox input shaft and
tractor PTO shaft and. If driveline yokes will not lock
in place, skip to “Check Driveline Collapsible
Length” on page 11.
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