Land Pride Rotary Cutters RCR1884 - Manual (Page 2)

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RCR1884 Series Rotary Cutter 312-880M 2/03/12
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Gearbox Vented Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Category l Adapter Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-Point Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-Point Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shorten Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Single Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Dual Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Front Guard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Front Rubber Guard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Front Chain Guard Installation (Optional) . . . . . . 16
Rear Guard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear Metal Deflector Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear Chain Guard Installation (Optional) . . . . . . 17
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deck Leveling & Height Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deck Leveling From Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deck Leveling From Front to Rear . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Center 3-Point Link Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Single Tail Wheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . 19
Dual Tail Wheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . 20
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Pre-inspection of Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . 22
Blade Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Blade Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Un-hooking the Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 4: Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front and Rear Safety Guard Options . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front Rubber Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front Chain Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear Chain Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Category l Center 3-Point Adapter Bushing . . . . 24
Section 5: Maintenance and Lubrication . . . 25
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Slip-Clutch Protected Drivelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clutch Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clutch Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Clutch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Long Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gauge Wheel Spindle Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gauge Wheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driveline Shield Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 30
Section 6: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 8: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 9: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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