Land Pride RB45108 - Manual (Page 14)

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Section 3: Operating Procedures
RB4596, RB45108 & RB5596 Rear Blade 301-133M 5/21/07
Land Pride
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General Operating Instructions
Once you have familiarized yourself with the Operator’s
Manual, completed the operations checklist, and
properly attached your Land Pride blade to your tractor,
you are now almost ready to begin work. The RB45 and
RB55 Series blades were designed and built by Land
Pride for category lI and lII three-point hitch and Quick
Hitch attachment for 70 to 110 hp tractors with the RB45
Series and 90 to 180 hp tractors with the RB55 Series
that are equipped with remote hydraulic outlets and two
wheel drive capability. They are ideal for snow removal
as well as dirt leveling, finish grading, and backfilling
applications at feedlots, outdoor arenas, building and
construction sites, and maintenance operations on farm
and ranch lanes or roadways. They are also excellent for
soil contouring and construction and maintenance of
ditches and waterways.
Hopefully you have checked out your work site for any
buried utility cables, pipelines, sprinkler heads, or other
obstacles that you wouldn’t want to damage or
encounter. Grade stakes should now be in place if you
intend to develop a specific grade, elevation, soil
contour, or roadbed crown. The blade’s primary purpose
is for grading or leveling of soil, gravel, or aggregate in
the warmer months or snow removal in the colder
months. These functions are best done at an
approximate 2 to 4 mph ground speed. Becoming
proficient with a blade takes practice.
Tractor horsepower, your personal skill level, soil or
aggregate composition, moisture levels, and compaction
factors will all have a definite impact on how easily and
effectively you get the job done when you are in the dirt
working mode. Develop a plan to achieve your expected
results. Set the blade up at the proper angle or angles to
do the job. The hydraulic tilt, and offset capabilities of the
RB45 and RB55 series make these adjustments easy
utilizing the tractors remote hydraulic controls. Adjust the
blade angle by simply pulling a pin and rotating the blade
to the desired angle and reinserting the pin. Setting the
blade up may require some experimentation to achieve
the desired results. Lower the blade to the ground and
proceed forward at a speed of no more than 2 to 4 mph.
The blade should immediately begin shaving the soil
surface and dirt or aggregate material. Set the tractor’s
draft-link height control in the desired position. With the
blade set at a 90 degree angle you may need to raise the
blade slightly so that the dirt or gravel can flow out evenly
under the blade effectively shaving off high spots and
filling in potholes or depressions.
If you have the blade set at a horizontal angle, the
shaved or accumulated material will begin to move
outward toward the trailing edge of the blade. The
greater the angle the more quickly the shaved material
will be distributed off to the side. If it is necessary to work
up next to a building foundation, abutment, or raised curb
you may want to offset the blade so that the outside edge
of the blade is beyond the outer edge of the tractor tire in
working position. Back-filling operations may be more
easily performed by reversing the blade and operating
the tractor in reverse or commonly called the push mode.
If you are performing the construction of soil contours or
waterways you will probably need to set a tilt angle on the
blade to achieve the desired effect. If you are grading or
cutting a new ditch bank or forming a road crown, you will
probably want to offset the blade in combination with
setting an appropriate tilt angle. This again will likely
require some experimentation to gain desired results.
Snow removal techniques with a blade will be very
similar to dirt working techniques and will require a little
experimentation to become proficient.
With a little practice you should become a very good
operator and consistently achieve the desired results
you expect with your Land Pride RB45 and RB55 Series
blade.
See “Section 6: Specifications & Capacities” on page 15
and “Section 7: Features and Benefits” on page 16 for
additional information and performance enhancing
options.