Land Pride RCP2660 - Manual (Page 33)

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Section 4: Operating Procedures
1/11/13 RCP2660, RCPM2660, RCP3060 and RCPM3060 Parallel Arm Rotary Cutter 316-111M
Table of Contents
Basic Operating Instructions
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WARNING
The following operating procedures must be carefully read
and fully understood. You are the tractor operator and are
therefore responsible for the safe operation of this unit. All
other persons must be cleared of the area. Rotary Cutter
operation must be stopped when in the vicinity of other
persons.
!
WARNING
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.
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DANGER
Tractor PTO shield, gearbox shaft shield, and driveline
shields must be secured in place when operating cutter to
avoid injury or death from entanglement in driveline.
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CAUTION
Do not exceed rated cutting capacity of your cutter. See
Specifications & Capacities for specified cutting capacity.
Using this cutter for any other work can damage drive
components, cutter blades, and deck components.
!
WARNING
Do not operate this cutter under any terrain conditions that
would place tractor at an angle exceeding 30 degrees either
front-to-rear or left-to-right. Make sure adequate ballast
weights are provided on both the front of tractor and left of
tractor and left hand side of cutter to assure tractor stability.
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DANGER
Rotary Cutters have the ability to discharge objects at high
speeds. Front & rear deck safety shields are required.
!
DANGER
Do not use cutter as a fan. Cutting blades are not properly
designed or guarded for this use. Using cutter as a fan can
result in injury or death.
!
DANGER
Hydraulic fluid under high 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 or eyes, it must be
treated by a doctor familiar with this type of injury within a
few hours or gangrene may result. DO NOT DELAY.
1. After attaching cutter to the tractor, carefully raise
and lower the unit to ensure that the drawbar, tires,
and other equipment on the tractor do not contact
cutter frame or PTO driveline.
2. Remove and stow transport safety chain before
extending the arms or lowering the deck.
3. Adjust tractor lower 3-Point arms such that PTO
driveline is approximately level.
4. If control stick is included, read and fully understand
“Control Stick Functional Checks” on page 25.
5. Extend parallel arms and deck cylinder as follows:
Deck without gauge wheels:
a. Starting with “ARM 1”, extend the two parallel
arms switching back-and-forth from “ARM 1” to
“ARM 2” until both arms are positioned as
needed.
b. Extend “Deck Pivot” cylinder until deck is parallel
to the ground.
c. Adjust deck and parallel arms to locate cutter for
best operator visibility. Normally, this is with arms
extended out approximately 3/4 of full extension.
Deck with gauge wheels:
a. Make certain tractor control levers are set to
center detent position and if available, Float
Switch on the control stick is “OFF”.
b. Starting with “ARM 1”, extend the two parallel
arms switching back-and-forth from “ARM 1” to
“ARM 2” until both arms are positioned as
needed.
c. Extend “Deck Pivot” cylinder until deck is resting
on its gauge wheels.
d. Switch “ARM 2” and “Deck Pivot” cylinders to float
position.
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Independent & solenoid Control:
Change Float Switch from “OFF” to “ON”.
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Tractor Control:
Place “ARM 2” and “Deck Pivot” control levers in
float position.
e. Adjust ratchet jacks to raise or lower deck to
desired cutting height. See also “Deck Level
Adjustments” on page 29
f. Adjust “ARM 1” to locate cutter for best operator
visibility. Normally, this is with arms extended out
approximately 3/4 of full extension.
IMPORTANT: Avoid catching hydraulic hoses on
brush, post, stumps, and other protrusions that
could damage and/or break them.
IMPORTANT: Control stick must be kept out of the
rain during operation and when in storage. Never
use high pressure wash to clean the control stick.