Operating Checklist; Safety Information - Land Pride RTR1574 Operator's Manual

Section 2: Operating
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, page 1
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Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up, page 9
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Section 2: Operating, page 18
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Section 3: Adjustments, page 22
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Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication, page 24
Inspections
Perform the following inspections before using your
Rotary Tillers.
Operating Checklist
Check
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Inspect tractor safety equipment to make sure it
is in good working condition.
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, and other tractor parts do not contact
tiller
frame or driveline.
Check driveline to be sure it is securely connected at
both ends. Refer to "Driveline Installation".
Check drive chain tension.
Refer to "Drive Chain Tension".
tiller
Check depth setting.
Refer to "Skid Shoe Adjustment".
Check driveline slip clutch to make sure disks will slip.
Refer to "Driveline Protection"
Check for worn, bent, broken, loose, and/or missing
tines tines
. Replace as needed.
Refer to "Tine Replacement"
Grease driveline shaft and all other grease fittings
Refer to "Driveline Shaft".
Check oil level in gearbox. Make sure all plugs have
been replaced when completed.
Refer to "Gearbox Lubrication" .
Check oil level in chaincase. Make sure all plugs have
been replaced when completed.
Refer to "Chaincase Lubrication" .
tiller
Check initially and periodically for loose bolts
and pins. Refer to "Torque Values Chart" .
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RTR1574 S/N+ Rotary Tiller 311-431M
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Safety Information

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DANGER
To avoid serious injury or death:
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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.
•
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.
•
Keep away from rotating hex drive shaft located between
gearbox and drive end of tiller. A person can become
entangled in the shaft.
•
Do not use a power take-off adapter with a quick hitch. 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.
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Keep front rubber dirt deflector on reverse tine tillers in
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place while operating the unit. Objects in a reverse tine
Tractor
tiller can be thrown forward toward the operator.
Manual
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Keep yourself and all others away from rotating tines and
Tractor
drive train. Always disengage power take-off and lockout
Manual
power source before making adjustments or servicing the
Tractor
tiller. A person's body, hair, or clothing can become
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entangled in rotating components causing serious bodily
injury or death.
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Make all 3-point hydraulic adjustments from the tractor
seat. Never make hydraulic adjustments while standing
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behind the tractor.
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Never make contact with underground utilities such as
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electrical power lines, gas lines, phone lines, etc. They can
cause serious injury or death from electrocution, explosion,
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or fire. Always call 811 (USA) before digging so that they
can mark the location of underground services in the area.
For contact information, see Dig Safe in the "Important
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Safety Information" starting on page 1.
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Tractor power take-off shaft shield, driveline shields, and
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gearbox shaft shields must be installed and in good working
condition to avoid driveline entanglement and projectiles
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flying off of the driveline.
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Tine impact on objects can throw projectiles resulting in
bodily injury or death. Do not point discharge toward
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people, animals, or buildings and keep people and animals
away from tiller during operation.
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