Land Pride RCM6015 - Manual (Page 2)

Table of Contents
Land Pride
Table of Contents
RC5015 & RC6015 (540 RPM) and RCM5015 & RCM6015 (1000 RPM) Rotary Cutters 318-047M 8/28/08
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Free Maintenance Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 1: Assembly and Set-up . . . . . . .11
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Horsepower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hydraulic Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PTO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hitch Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Standard Clevis Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Double Swivel Clevis Hitch (Optional) . . . . . . . 12
Bar-Tite Hitch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wing Axle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tractor Hook-up to Standard Clevis Hitch . . . . . . 13
Tractor Hook-up to Swivel Clevis Hitch . . . . . . . . 14
Tractor Hook-up to Bar-Tite Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Check Driveline Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unhooking From the Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 2: Operating Instructions . . . . . .18
Pre-start Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cutter Set-up For Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transporting The Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cutter Set-up For Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Operating Speed & Turning Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Center and Wing Section Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 4: Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Safety Guard Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hydraulic Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . .24
General Maintenance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Drivelines With Slip Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Type A Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Type B Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Type C Clutches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Skid Shoe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Center Skid Shoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Wing Skid Shoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tractor Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Axle Hub Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adjustable Turnbuckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Main Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Double Swivel Clevis Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Bar-Tite Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Divider Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Intermediate Driveline Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Conventional Driveline Profile Tubes . . . . . . . . 34
Conventional Driveline Joints & Shields . . . . . 34
Constant Velocity Driveline Profile Tubes . . . . 35
Constant Velocity Driveline Joints & Shields . . 35
Wing Driveline Profile Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Wing Driveline Joints & Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 6: Specifications & Capacities . .37
Section 7: Features and Benefits . . . . . .38
Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .40
Section 9: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43