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Land Pride RTA2072 Operator's Manual

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Rotary Tillers
RTA2072 & RTR2072
19461
Table of Contents
!
Read the Operator's Manual entirely. When you see this symbol,
the subsequent instructions and warnings are serious - follow
without exception. Your life and the lives of others depend on it!
Cover photo may show optional equipment not supplied
with standard unit.
For an Operator's Manual and Decal Kit in French or
Spanish Language, please see your Land Pride dealer.
311-328M
Operator's Manual
Printed 9/12/22

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  • Page 1 Your life and the lives of others depend on it! Cover photo may show optional equipment not supplied with standard unit. For an Operator’s Manual and Decal Kit in French or Spanish Language, please see your Land Pride dealer. Printed 9/12/22...
  • Page 2 Serial Number Machine Height Machine Length Machine Width Machine Weight Delivery Date First Operation Accessories Dealer Contact Information Name: Street: City/State: Telephone: Email: California Proposition 65 WARNING: Cancer and reproductive harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 3 Land Pride assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Land Pride reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product in the future.
  • Page 4 Land Pride products. App on your smart phone, open the App, Refer to Parts Manual QR point your phone on the QR code and Locator on this page for take a picture. detailed instructions. RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 5  Important Safety Information Important Safety Information Listed below are common practices that may or may not be applicable to the products described in this manual. Safety at All Times Look for the Safety Alert Symbol Careful operation is your best The SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL indicates there is a potential hazard assurance against an accident.
  • Page 6  Replace parts on this implement using the correct tools and follow all shutdown procedures equipment. with genuine Land Pride parts only. before leaving the operator’s seat to Do not alter this implement in a way  Always properly match the wheel perform maintenance.
  • Page 7 Use Seat Belt and ROPS Keep Riders Off Lights and Devices Machinery  Land Pride recommends the use of a CAB or roll-over-protective-  A Slow moving power machine  Never carry riders on the tractor or structures (ROPS) and seat belt can create a hazard when driven implement.
  • Page 8 Important Safety Information Listed below are common practices that may or may not be applicable to the products described in this manual. Avoid crystalline Silica  Be aware of and follow OSHA  If possible, change into disposable (or other local, State, or Federal) or washable work clothes at the (quartz) Dust guidelines for exposure to airborne...
  • Page 9 Important Safety Information This page left blank intentionally. 9/12/22...
  • Page 10 Spray soapy water onto the cleaned area. all damaged or missing labels. Order new labels from your Peel backing from label and press label firmly onto the nearest Land Pride dealer. To find your nearest dealer, surface. visit our dealer locator at www.landpride.com.
  • Page 11 Table of Contents Important Safety Information 39237 858-519C (RTA 20 Series) XXXXX 25591 Danger/Warning/Caution Combo: List of Safety Hazards 1 Place 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 12 22228 818-540C Danger: Guard Missing Hazard - DO NOT Operate 1 Place: On the driveline outer profile 70375 22228 818-552C Danger: Rotating Driveline - Keep Away 1 Place: On the driveline outer shield RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 13 Table of Contents Introduction Introduction Owner Assistance Land Pride welcomes you to the growing family of new product owners. This implement has been designed with The dealer should complete the Online Warranty care and built by skilled workers using quality materials.
  • Page 14 Attach manual storage container (#26) to the left-hand top hitch half (#3) with 1/4"-20 x 1" GR5 hex head bolts (#27), flat washers (#28), and hex nylock nuts (#29). Tighten nylock nuts to the correct torque RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 15 Table of Contents Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up 20548 Hitch, Stand & Shaft Cover Assembly Figure 1-1 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 16 4. Secure gearbox protection cover to the 3-point hitch frame with removed hardware. Tighten hardware to the correct torque. 5. Collapse driveline (#1) by pushing the tractor end of the driveline toward the implement. Driveline Installation Figure 1-4 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 17 5. Relieve all hydraulic pressure to auxiliary hydraulic lines. 6. Wait for all components to come to a complete stop before leaving the operator’s seat. Use steps, grab-handles and anti-slip surfaces when stepping on and off the tractor. 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 18 Lift Above Ground 37298 Tractor Hook-Up Figure 1-5 Tractor Hook-Up NOTE: Land Pride’s Quick Hitch can be attached to the tractor to provide quick and easy 3-point hook- Refer to Figure 1-5: up and detachment. An additional driveline may be DANGER required if a Quick Hitch is used.
  • Page 19 A rotating driveline must not exceed an angle of 25 degrees up or down, and never engage a driveline while at an angle exceeding 25 degrees up or down. The driveline can break and send flying projectiles. 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 20 13. Continue with “Check Driveline Maximum Length” If dimension “A” is greater than or equal to 1" (2.5 cm), on page 17. then skip to “Check Driveline Maximum Length” on page 17. Otherwise continue with step 8. RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 21 3 are maintained. 6. Start tractor, raise implement slightly, and drive forward enough to clear support blocks. Lower implement to ground and shut tractor down before dismounting. Refer to “Tractor Shutdown Procedure” on page 13. 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 22 • 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. RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 23 6. When traveling over rough or hilly terrain, shift tractor can produce dust containing crystalline silica. to a lower gear. 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 24 16. Do not engage power take-off with machine in the fully raised or lowered position. 17. Periodically check for foreign objects wrapped around the rotor shaft and remove them after disengaging power take-off, turning off tractor engine, and removing ignition key. RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 25 Storage Directions in this Operator’s Manual. With a little practice and a few adjustments, you will soon be achieving the results you want with your Land Pride Rotary Tiller. See “Specifications & Capacities” on page 30 and “Features &...
  • Page 26 4. Adjust skid shoe to desired location. 5. Install adjusting bolt, and tighten both the adjusting bolt and the pivot bolt. Loosen 12003 20550 Raised Position Skid Shoe Adjustment Figure 3-4 Figure 3-2 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 27 Check all hardware after several hours of operation and regularly thereafter to ensure they are tight and secured. Replace worn, damaged, or illegible safety labels by obtaining new labels from your Land Pride dealer. DANGER To avoid serious injury or death: Always secure equipment with solid, non-concrete supports before working under it.
  • Page 28 Refer to Figure 4-2: undamaged and in working order. Replace driveline and shields as needed. Order only genuine Land Pride parts Avoid shear bolt breakage by making sure tiller is out of from your local Land Pride dealer.
  • Page 29 Use 1.25" (32 mm) for “A” measure and record length (“A”) of each spring dimension if measurements before disassembling the clutch. were not taken before disassembling the clutch. Type A Slip Clutch Adjustment Figure 4-5 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 30 Repaint parts where paint is worn or scratched to prevent rust. Ask your Land Pride dealer for Aerosol touch-up paint. They are also available in touch-up bottles with brush, quarts, and gallon sizes by adding TU, QT, or GL to the end of the Aerosol part number.
  • Page 31 Grease bearing on right end of rotor shaft until grease starts to purge from the relief hole in the bearing mount casting on the inside of the tiller end plate. Type of grease = Multi-Purpose Quantity = Coat Generously 20550 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 32 50 hours of operation. NOTE: Use a suction or siphon pump to drain Type of lubrication = SAE 80-90W EP Oil gearboxes of oil when there is not an oil drain plug. Quantity = As required RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 33 Table of Contents Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication This page left blank intentionally. 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 34 Category I, Adjustable Lower Hitch Clevis with Plated Pins 3-Point hitchtType Fits Lnd Pride Quick Hitch 18" (45.7 cm) Sideshift capabilities Note: Limited sideshift capabilities with Land Pride Quick Hitch Number of flanges Number of tines per flange Tine construction Alloy steel heat treated “C” shaped blades...
  • Page 35 Fills the gap between our 15 and 25 Series Tillers, both in size and price. RTR Reverse rotation model Land Pride has the market on reverse rotation. This brings in a quality tiller at a more or RTA forward rotation model affordable price for landscapers.
  • Page 36 Decrease tractor speed. Soil is too wet. Wait until soil dries. Obstacles are entangled in tines and/or rotor. Clear rotor and/or tines. Tiller bumping on ground Tines are not installed correctly. Install tines correctly. RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M 9/12/22...
  • Page 37 All locknuts or lubricated fasteners: Use 75% of torque value. (i.e. 1/2"-13 GR5 = 76 ft-lb; 75% of 76 or .75 x 76 = 57 ft-lb) Additional Torque Values Lower flange bearing on drive end of rotor, 1/2" nuts 45-50 ft-lbs (61-68 Nm) 9/12/22 RTA2072 & RTR2072 Rotary Tillers 311-328M...
  • Page 38 This Warranty does not apply to any part or product which in Land Pride’s judgment shall have been misused or damaged by accident or lack of normal...
  • Page 40 Corporate Office: P.O. Box 5060 Salina, Kansas 67402-5060 USA www.landpride.com...

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