Land Pride RCR1548 Operator's Manual page 15

Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up
3-Point Hook-Up
Refer to Figure 1-4:
!
WARNING
To prevent serious injury or death:
A Crushing Hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking
implement. Keep people and animals away while backing-up
to implement or pulling away from implement. Do not operate
hydraulic controls while a person or animal is directly behind
the tractor or near the implement.
NOTE: Land Pride's Quick Hitch can be attached to
the tractor to provide quick and easy 3-point hook-
up and detachment. See your nearest Land Pride
dealer to purchase a Quick-Hitch.
1. Slowly back tractor up to Rotary Cutter while using
tractor's 3-Point hydraulic control lever to align lower
3-Point arm holes with cutter hitch pins (#1).
2. Engage tractor park brake, shut tractor engine off,
and remove key before dismounting from tractor.
3. Slide lower 3-point lift arms onto cutter hitch pins
(#1). Install linchpins (#2) through hitch pin holes to
lock lower 3-point arms into position. Linchpins are
supplied by customer.
4. Connect top center 3-Point link to upper hitch pin
holes using factory supplied 3/4" clevis pin (#3).
Secure clevis pin with hairpin cotter (#4).
5. Ensure tractor lower hitch arms are blocked to
prevent excessive side movement.
6. The arm lift rods on your tractor's 3-point lift arms
should be adjusted to allow for lateral float. Please
consult your tractor's manual for adjusting
instructions.
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Driveline Hook-up to Tractor
Refer to Figure 1-4:
!
WARNING
To prevent serious injury or death:
Do not use a power take-off adapter. 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.
1. With tractor parked on a level surface, place gear
selector in park or set park brake. Make sure PTO is
disengaged.
2. Slowly engage tractor 3-point lift lever to raise cutter
until gearbox input shaft is at the same height as the
tractor power take-off shaft.
3. Support cutter deck at this height with support jacks
or blocks to keep cutter from drifting down.
4. Shut tractor engine off and remove switch key.
5. Lift driveline (#5) off of driveline support (#6).
6. Driveline support (#6) will rotate up until secure
against A-frame (#8) as it is spring loaded.
7. Collapse driveline (#5) by pushing tractor end of
driveline toward the gearbox.
IMPORTANT: Skip to "Check Driveline Collapsible
Length" on page 12 if driveline is too long to start
onto power take-off shaft.
8. Pull back on driveline yoke collar (#7) and slide yoke
over thke power take-off shaft.
9. Release locking collar (#7) and continue to push
outer yoke onto tractor PTO shaft until locking collar
snaps into place.
10. The driveline should now be moved back and forth to
ensure both ends are secured to the tractor shaft and
gearbox shaft. Reattach any end that is loose.
Tractor Hook-Up
Figure 1-4
RCR1542 & RCR1548 Rotary Cutters 312-556M
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