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Section 2: Operating
Transport Rotary Tiller
!
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
When traveling on public roads, use LED lights, slow
moving vehicle sign, clean reflectors, and other adequate
devices to warn operators in other vehicles of your
presence. If implement blocks visibility of slow moving
vehicle sign, relocate sign so it is visible from the back at all
times. Always comply with all federal, state, and local laws.
•
Reduce ground speed when turning and leave enough
clearance to avoid making contact with obstacles such as
buildings, trees, fences, etc. Making contact can result in
equipment damage and cause serious injury or death.
•
Always disengage power take-off and wait for driveline to
stop rotating before raising implement to transport position.
1.
Raise tiller slightly off the ground. Place tractor in
park or set park brake, shut tractor off, and remove
switch key.
2. Set Park Stand for transporting. Refer to "RTR Park
Stand Operation" on page 22 or "RTA Park Stand
Operation" on page 23 for detailed instructions.
3. When raising tiller to transport position, be sure the
driveline does not contact tractor or tiller. Adjust
tractor's 3-point hitch lift height so that the tiller tines
are not raised more than 14 inches off the ground to
prevent driveline damage.
4. Be sure to reduce tractor ground speed when turning,
and leave enough clearance so tiller does not
contact obstacles such as buildings, trees, or fences.
5. Select a safe ground travel speed when transporting
from one area to another. When traveling on
roadways, transport in such a way that faster moving
vehicles may pass you safely.
6. When traveling over rough or hilly terrain, shift tractor
to a lower gear.
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RTR12 & RTA12 Series (Serial No. 884765+) Rotary Tillers 311-883M
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Unhook Rotary Tiller
!
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
An unsupported parked tiller can tip over. Always use park
stand and/or support blocks to prevent it from tipping over
onto a person.
The following steps should be taken when preparing to store
the tiller or unhitch it from the tractor.
1.
See "Long-Term Storage" on page 30 when parking
tiller for long periods.
2. Set Park Stand for storage. Refer to "RTR Park
Stand Operation" on page 22 or "RTA Park Stand
Operation" on page 23 for detailed instructions.
3. Shut tractor and tiller down properly. Refer to
"Tractor Shutdown Procedure" on page 10.
4. Push down on driveline yoke push pin and hold while
pulling driveline yoke from tractor power take-off
shaft.
5. Remove upper 3-point hitch pin keeper and hitch pin
from the tiller's upper center hitch.
6. Remove linchpins and hitch pins from the tiller's
lower 3-point clevises.
7.
Drive tractor forward several feet. Return gear
selector to park or set park brake, shut tractor engine
off, and remove switch key before dismounting
tractor.
8. With tractor shutdown properly, dismount tractor and
reinstall hitch pins and hitch pin keepers in tiller hitch
for safe keeping.
9. Collapse driveline by pushing driveline towards the
tiller. Store yoke end of driveline off the ground.
10. After unhooking tiller, check tiller for stability by
physically pushing and pulling on the hitch plates to
see if the tiller will tip forward or backward. If the tiller
moves in either direction, then block under the tiller
as needed to prevent that movement.
11/19/19
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