Land Pride RCP2660 - Manual (Page 48)

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Section 8: Maintenance & Lubrication
RCP2660, RCPM2660, RCP3060 and RCPM3060 Parallel Arm Rotary Cutter 316-111M 1/11/13
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Maintenance
Proper servicing and adjustment is the key to the long life
of any implement. With careful and systematic
inspection, you can avoid costly maintenance, time, and
repair.
After using your Rotary Cutter for several hours, check all
bolts to be sure they are tight.
Replace any worn, damaged, or illegible safety labels by
obtaining new labels from your Land Pride Dealer.
Rotary Cutter Blades
!
WARNING
Always secure cutter deck in the up position with solid
supports before servicing underside of cutter. Never work
under equipment supported by hydraulics. Hydraulics can
drop equipment if controls are actuated or if hydraulic lines
burst. Either situation can drop the cutter instantly even when
power to the hydraulics is shut off.
!
DANGER
Always disconnect main driveline from tractor PTO before
servicing underside of cutter. PTO can be engaged if tractor is
started causing damage to cutter, bodily injury or death.
Always inspect cutting blades before each use. Make
certain they are properly installed and are in good working
condition. Replace any blade that is damaged, worn, bent,
or excessively nicked. Small nicks can be ground out when
sharpening.
1. Align blade bolt (#1 in Figure 8-2) with blade bolt
access hole shown in Figure 8-1.
2. Place tractor gear selector in park and/or set brakes,
shut engine off and remove ignition key.
3. Disconnect main driveline from tractor PTO and
secure cutter deck in the up position with solid
supports before servicing underside of cutter.
4. Inspect cutting blades. Make certain they are
properly installed and are in good working condition.
Replace any blade that is damaged, worn, bent, or
excessively nicked. Small nicks can be ground out
when sharpened.
5. Both blades should be sharpened at the same angle
as the original cutting edge and must be replaced or
IMPORTANT: Replace cutting blades with genuine
Land Pride blades only. Blades must be replaced in
mating pairs. Not replacing both blades will result in
an out-of-balance condition that could contribute to
premature bearing wear/breakage and/or structural
cracks in gearbox and/or deck.
re-ground at the same time to maintain proper
balance. The following precautions should be taken
when sharpening blades:
a. Do not remove more material than necessary.
b. Do not heat and pound out a cutting edge.
c. Do not grind blades to a razor edge. Leave a blunt
cutting edge approximately 1/16" thick.
d. Always grind cutting edge so end of blade
remains square to cutting edge and not rounded.
e. Do not sharpen back side of blade.
f. Both blades should weigh the same after
sharpening with not more than 1 1/2 oz.
difference.
Refer to Figure 8-1:
6. Carefully check cutting edges of blades in relation to
blade carrier rotation to ensure correct blade
placement. Blade Rotation is clockwise with cutting
edge leading. Airfoil (lift) must be oriented towards
the top of the deck.
Blade Rotation
Figure 8-1
22003
Blade Bolt
Access Hole
Section 8: Maintenance & Lubrication