Pre-Start Checklist; General Inspection; Blade Operation Inspection - Land Pride RC2512 Operator's Manual

Section 3: Operating Instructions
Section 3: Operating Instructions

Pre-Start 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 Cutter. Therefore, it is
absolutely essential that no one operates the cutter
without first having read, fully understood, and become
totally familiar with the Operator's Manual. Make sure the
operator has paid particular attention to:
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Important Safety Information, pages 1 to 8
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Section 1: Assembly & Set-up, page 10
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Section 2: Adjustments, page 15
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Section 3: Operating Instructions, page 17
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Section 4: Options & Accessories, page 23
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Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication, page 24
Also make sure the operator has completed the
Operating Checklist below before using the cutter.
Operating Checklist
Check
Make sure all guards & shields are in place & in good
working condition. Refer to "Important Safety
Information".
Follow hook-up & driveline installation instructions.
Refer to "Section 1: Assembly & Set-up".
Make all required adjustments.
Refer to "Section 2: Adjustments".
Preform all required maintenance.
Refer to "Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication".
Lubricate cutter and driveline as needed.
Refer to "Lubrication Points".
Lubricate all gearboxes and replace oil plugs
properly. Refer to "Gearbox Lubrication".
Check cutter initially and periodically for loose bolts
and pins. Refer to "Torque Values Chart".

General Inspection

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DANGER
Do not engage tractor PTO while hooking-up and unhooking
driveline or while someone is standing near the driveline. A
person's body and/or clothing can become entangled in the
driveline resulting in serious injury or death.
Make the following inspections with cutter attached to a
tractor, tractor and cutter parked on a level surface, PTO
disengaged, and cutter blades stopped.
1. Complete Operating Checklist table provided above.
2. Inspect tractor safety equipment to make sure it is in
good working condition.
3. Carefully raise and lower implement to ensure that
drawbar, tires, and other equipment on the tractor do
not contact cutter frame or PTO driveline.
4. Raise center deck fully up and place sturdy support
blocks or jack stands under the four deck corners.
Lower center deck down onto the supports.
5. Place gear selector in park, shut tractor engine off,
remove switch key, and dismount from tractor.
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6. Check cutting blades for sharpness. Refer to "Cutter
Blade Maintenance" on page 26.
7. Inspect cutter safety equipment to make sure it is in
good working condition.
8. Make repairs to cutter and tractor before continuing
with "Blade Operation Inspection" below.

Blade Operation Inspection

1. Make sure cutter blades are not locked against each
other. See "Field Set-up" on page 19.
2. Remove support blocks or jack stands, set transport
locks for field operations, lower wings, and center
deck down until cutter blades are about 2" off the
ground. Reattach driveline to tractor PTO shaft.
!
DANGER
Tractor PTO shield, gearbox shaft shield and driveline shields
must be secured in place when operating cutter to avoid injury
or death from entanglement in driveline.
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WARNING
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Always disengage PTO, place tractor in park or set park
brake, shut tractor engine off, remove switch key, and wait for
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blades to stop before dismounting from tractor.
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IMPORTANT: Stop PTO immediately if vibration
Page 24 continues after a few revolutions during start-up and
anytime vibration occurs thereafter.
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IMPORTANT: Do not exceed cutter's rated PTO
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speed of 540 RPM. Excessive PTO speed will cause
damage to the power train components.
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3. Start tractor and set throttle speed just above idle.
Use tractor's PTO soft start option if available. Slowly
engage PTO to get blades rotating. (Also see
"Engage Blades" instructions on page 20.)
4. Initial start-up vibration is normal and should stop
after a few revolutions. Stop PTO rotation
immediately if vibration continues.
5. Once cutter is running smoothly, increase throttle to
full PTO speed. If cutter vibrates excessively for
3 seconds at full speed then immediately disengage
PTO, shut tractor down, and remove switch key.
6. Block center deck up before working under cutter.
7. Check blades for a locked-up situation. Unlock
blades if locked-up.
8. Check for other probable causes such as broken or
bent blades, loose blades, loose gearbox mounting
bolts, and bent driveline.
9. Taking proper precautions, make necessary repairs,
and adjustments.
10. Repeat steps 1 to 9 above to make certain vibration
problems are fixed before putting cutter back into
service.
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