Land Pride RB45108 Operator's Manual

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6Section 1: Assembly and SetupRB4596, RB45108 & RB5596 Rear Blade 301-133M 5/21/07Land PrideTable of ContentsSection 1: Assembly and SetupRB45 & RB55 Rear BladeRefer to Figure 1-1:1. Uncrate blade Assembly from shipping crate.2. Remove front hitch assembly (#1) from bladepanel (#2).3. Use a lifting device to set blade panel (#2) upright.Remove rotation pin (#3) and position main frame(#4) at 90˚ to blade panel and replace rotation lockpin (#3).4. Remove pin (#5) and rotate support stand (#6) to avertical position. Reinsert pin (#5) and secure withlock pin.5. Lower unit to ground and unhook lifting device.6. Remove front pivot shaft (#7) from front hitchassembly (#1) by removing #8, 9 & 10 hardware.7. Secure front hitch assembly (#1) to a lifting device orattach to a tractor. See “Tractor Hook-Up” on page 7.8. Position front hitch to main frame as shown. (Bottomplate of main frame (#4) sets on top of front hitchtubing cross member (#1).) Align holes and installfront pivot shaft (#7). When top plate of pivot shaftbottoms out on top plate of front hitch, reinstall (# 8,9 & 10). Tighten hardware to secure front pivotshaft (#7).9. If not already done, attach unit to tractor 3-pointhitch. Top 3-point pin and lynch pin to be supplied bycustomer.10. Check to be sure castle nut (#11) and pivotwasher (#12) are securely attached to threaded tiltshaft. Raise blade with tractor 3-point. Support mainframe section with blade approximately 1" to 2" offthe ground.11. Remove rotation lock pin (#3). Rotate blade panel(#2). If panel rotates too hard or is too loose, removecotter pin (#13). Tighten or loosen castle nut (#11) toadjust pivoting movement to desired tension.Reinstall cotter pin (#13) bending both legs aroundcastle nut.! CAUTIONAlways check to be sure that the slotted hex nut and cotter pin arein place to retain the blade before reversing the blade. If they aremissing, the blade will fall off the frame while being rotated!IMPORTANT: Retighten castle nut (#11) after first20 hours of use and check periodically.RB45 & RB55 Rear Blade AssemblyFigure 1-1 10349