Land Pride RCR2596 Operator's Manual

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18Section 1: Assembly and Set-UpRCR2596, RCR2510 and RCRM2510 Rotary Cutters 312-753M 5/09/08Land PrideTable of Contents! WARNING!Damaged drivelines can cause serious injury or death.Either a tractor with 540 rpm or 1000 rpm PTO (PowerTake-Off) speed is required. The RCR cutters aredesigned for a PTO speed of 540 rpm and the RCRMcutters are designed for 1000 rpm.Maximum PTO Driveline Movement During OperationFigure 1-15Checking Driveline Minimum LengthRefer to Figure 1-14 on page 17:1. Obtain the shortest distance possible betweentractor PTO shaft and gearbox shaft by starting thetractor and slowly engaging 3-point lift to move thelower arms up or down until the gearbox shaft isIMPORTANT: Do not attempt to operate a 540 RPMdriveline cutter with a 1,000 RPM PTO tractor anddo not operate a 1000 RPM driveline cutter with a540 RPM PTO tractor. Many tractors provide both540 and 1,000 RPM PTO speeds. Check yourtractor’s manual to determine its capabilities.IMPORTANT: Avoid premature drivelinebreakdown. A driveline that is operating must notexceed an angle of 25 degrees up or down whileoperating 3-point lift. See Figure 1-15 below.24872IMPORTANT: Always check driveline minimumlength during initial setup, when connecting to adifferent tractor and when alternating between usinga quick hitch and a standard 3-point hitch. More thanone driveline may be required to fit all applications.IMPORTANT: It is necessary to align and level thetractor’s PTO shaft with the gearbox shaft whenchecking driveline minimum length. Too long adriveline can damage tractor, gearbox and driveline.aligned and level with the tractor's PTO shaft.Securely block cutter deck in this position.2. Place tractor gear selector in park, shut tractorengine off, set park brake and remove switch key.3. Attach driveline to cutter and tractor as follows:a. Slide inner yoke of driveline over the gearboxshaft and secure with locking collar.b. Slide outer yoke of driveline over the tractor's PTOshaft and secure with locking collar.c. Skip to step 5 if driveline fits between tractor andRotary Cutter.Refer to Figure 1-16:4. The driveline will require shortening if it is too long tofit between the tractor and Rotary Cutter. Shortendriveline as follows:a. Check to make sure cutter and tractor PTO shaftsare level with each other and the deck is securelysupported at this height with support blocks.b. Pull driveline profiles apart into two sections asshown in Figure 1-16.Driveline ShorteningFigure 1-16c. Attach outer driveline universal joint to tractorPTO shaft and inner driveline universal joint togearbox shaft. Pull on each driveline section to besure universal joints are secured.d. Hold driveline sections parallel to each other todetermine if they are too long. The inner and outershields on each section should end approximately1" short of reaching the universal joint shield onthe adjacent section (see “B” dimension). If theyare too long, measure 1" (“B” dimension) backfrom the universal joint shield and make a mark atthis location on the inner and outer shields.e. Cut off inner shield at mark (“X” dimension). Cutsame amount off inner shaft (“X1” dimension).Repeat cut off procedure (“Y” & “Y1” dimensions)to cut outer driveline half.f. Remove all burrs and cuttings.22311