Land Pride RTR0542 - Manual (Page 2)

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RTR0542 and RTR0550 Rotary Tillers 311-464M 5/21/13
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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
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 1: Assembly& Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Parking Stand Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-Point Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-Point Category 0 Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-Point Category I-Limited Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-Point Category I Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3-Point Category I Quick Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Parking Stand Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3-Point Hitch Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shorten Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 2: Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
General Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3-Point Hitch Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Chain Tension Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear Deflector Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Skid Shoe Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 4: Maintenance& Lubrication . . . . . . 20
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tine Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driveline Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Clutch Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Clutch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driveline U-Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driveline Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chaincase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Bearing On Right End Of Rotor Shaft . . . . . . . . . 24
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 25
Section 6: Features& Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 8: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 9: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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