Land Pride RCP2660 Operator's Manual page 29

Section 2: Hydraulic Set-up Options
ON/OFF Push Button Checks
IMPORTANT: Make sure "Deck Float" and/or "Deck
Motor" push buttons are "OFF".
1. Read and understand hooking-up and unhooking
"Transport Safety Chain" on page 17. Remove
transport safety chain from the latched position and
place loose end on storage hook.
2. Start tractor and adjust 3-point hitch until PTO
driveline is approximately level.
IMPORTANT: See Figure 2-15: Maker sure
reservoir shut-off valve is fully OPEN and reservoir
tank is full of oil before engaging PTO. Damage will
occur to pump if shut-off valve is "CLOSED."
Float Switch ON/OF Push Button Check
Refer to Figure 2-14 on page 26:
Gauge wheels must be installed before checking Float
Switch operation. Install gauge wheels per instructions
"Gauge Wheels (Optional)" on page 18.
Make this functional check with "ARM 1" and "ARM 2"
approximately 3/4 extended and with the cutter deck
resting on its gauge wheels.
1. Operate "DECK DOWN", "ARM 2 OUT" and "ARM 1
OUT" push button switches to lower gauge wheels to
ground level.
2. Change Float Switch from "OFF" to "ON". LED light
should be illuminated when Float switch is "ON".
IMPORTANT: With "Deck Float" switch on, DO NOT
push "Deck Pivot" and "ARM 2" push buttons for
more than two seconds before releasing them.
3. Press and hold "DECK UP" push button for under two
seconds. The deck cylinder should retract pivoting
the deck up. Release "DECK Up" switch and deck
should fall back onto its gauge wheels.
4. Press and hold "ARM 2 OUT" push button for under
two seconds. "ARM 2" should extend raising the deck
up. Release switch and the deck should fall back
onto its gauge wheels.
5. For safety, return Float Switch to "OFF".
LED light should not be illuminated.
Deck Motor ON/OFF Push Button Check
!
DANGER
Hydraulic fluid under pressure can penetrate skin. Wear
protective gloves and safety glasses or goggles when working
with hydraulic systems. Use a piece of cardboard or wood
rather than hands when searching for hydraulic leaks. If
hydraulic fluid is injected into the skin, it must be treated by a
doctor within a few hours or gangrene may result.
1. Move tractor and cutter to a remote location away
from all other personnel to check motor pump and
motor operation.
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Refer to Figure 2-15:
2. Check Hydraulic Reservoir shut-off valve. Make sure
Make Sure Reservoir
Is Full Of Hydraulic Oil
Before Engaging PTO
Make Sure Shut Off
Valve Is Turned ON
Before Engaging PTO
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3. Position cutter deck just a few inches above ground
!
Do not over-speed PTO or machine breakage may result.
Some tractors are equipped with multispeed PTO ranges. Be
certain your tractor's PTO is set for the cutter's rated PTO
speed. See Specifications & Capacities for rated PTO speed.
4. Engage deck cutter blades as follows:
RCP2660, RCPM2660, RCP3060 and RCPM3060 Parallel Arm Rotary Cutter 316-111M
it is fully OPEN before engaging PTO.
Hydraulic Reservoir & Shut Off Valve
Figure 2-15
or concrete surface.
WARNING
Solenoid Control
a. Set tractor speed at an idle and SLOWLY engage
PTO to start blade rotation. On initial start-up,
blade position may cause deck to "vibrate". After
2 to 3 revolutions, these vibrations should stop. If
deck continues to vibrate, shut PTO off.
b. Raise cutter deck and check for locked blades
(blades that are overlapped and locked together).
c. Gradually increase engine rpm until PTO output
has reached cutter rated PTO speed, either 540
rpm or 1000 rpm. The deck should not exhibit
excessive vibration.
Independent Control
a. Make sure LED light for the "Deck Motor" push
button is "OFF". Set tractor speed at an idle and
engage PTO to start driveline rotation.
b. Push "Deck Motor" push button to start blade
rotation.
c. Slowly increase tractor engine speed up to full
PTO operating speed. On initial start-up, blade
position may cause deck to "vibrate". After 2 to 3
revolutions, these vibrations should stop. If deck
continues to vibrate, push "Deck Motor" push
button to stop blade rotation.
d. Raise cutter deck and check for locked blades
(blades that are overlapped and locked together).
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