Land Pride RTR2570 Operator's Manual page 13

Land Pride
Section 1: Assembly and Set-up
If the Rotary Tiller is to be used on more than one tractor,
an additional driveline may be required - especially if a
quick hitch is used.
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CAUTION
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 the shaft and driveline.
IMPORTANT: Avoid premature driveline
breakdown. A driveline that is operating must not
exceed an angle of 25 degrees up or down while
operating the 3-point lift. See Figure 1-6 below.
Maximum PTO driveline Movement During Operation
Figure 1-6
Driveline Length
A driveline that is too long to fit between the implement
and tractor can damage the tractor PTO housing,
implement gearbox and/or driveline. Also, a driveline
when fully extended must have proper overlap at the
profile tubes or it may break under shock loads.
Always check driveline minimum and maximum
allowable length during initial setup, when connecting to
a different tractor and when alternating between using a
quick hitch and a standard 3-point hitch. More than one
driveline may be required to fit all applications.
Driveline Minimum Length
Refer to Figure 1-7 on page 11:
IMPORTANT: Check driveline minimum length with
gearbox shaft aligned and level with the tractor's
PTO shaft. This arrangement will provide the
shortest distance possible between the two shafts.
1. Start tractor and slowly engaging 3-point lift to move
the lower arms up or down until the gearbox shaft is
aligned and level with tractor PTO shaft. Securely
block Rotary Tiller up in this position.
2. Place tractor gear selector in park, shut tractor
engine off, set park brake and remove switch key.
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3. Attach driveline to the Rotary Tiller and tractor as
follows:
a. Slide inner yoke of driveline over the Rotary
Tiller's gearbox shaft and secure with locking
device of driveline.
b. Slide outer yoke of driveline over the tractor's PTO
shaft and secure with locking device of driveline.
c. If driveline does not fit, continue on with step 4
below. If driveline does fit, skip to "Driveline
Maximum Allowable Length" on this page.
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4. The driveline will require shortening if it is too long to
fit between the tractor and Rotary Tiller. Shorten
driveline as follows:
a. Check to make sure Rotary Tiller and tractor PTO
shafts are level with each other and the tiller is
securely supported at this height with support
blocks.
b. Pull driveline profiles apart into two sections as
shown in Figure 1-8.
c. Attach outer driveline universal joint to tractor
PTO shaft and inner driveline universal joint to
gearbox shaft. Pull on each driveline section to be
sure universal joints are secured.
d. Hold driveline sections parallel to each other to
determine if they are too long. The inner and outer
shields on each section should end approximately
1" short of reaching the universal joint shield on
the adjacent section (see "B" dimension). If they
are too long, measure 1" ("B" dimension) back
from the universal joint shield and make a mark at
this location on the inner and outer shields.
e. Cut off inner shield at mark ("X" dimension). Cut
same amount off inner shaft ("X1" dimension).
Repeat cut off procedure ("Y" & "Y1" dimensions)
to cut outer driveline half.
f. Remove all burrs and cuttings.
Cutting the Driveline Shafts
Figure 1-7
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