Land Pride RTR1042 Operator's Manual

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12 RTR10 & RTR15 Series Rotary Tillers 311-431M 7/25/13Section 1: Assembly & Set-UpTable of ContentsTractor Hook-UpFigure 1-422248! CAUTIONTo avoid bodily injury caused by accidental falling of tiller,stabilize unit with parking stand and support blocks!Refer to Figure 1-4:1. Back tractor up to tiller until lower 3-point lift arms arealigned with tiller hitch clevises.2. Secure tractor’s 3-point lower hitch arms to the lowerhitch clevises using 7/8" diameter hitch pins. Securehitch pins with linch pins.3. Secure tractor’s top center link to tiller hitch platesusing 3/4" diameter hitch pin (supplied by customer).4. Place a level on the end plate and adjust tractor’s topcenter link to level tiller from front to back.5. Place level on the square tube and adjust one of thetwo tractor’s lower 3-point arms up or down to leveltiller from left to right.6. Raise tiller up and remove parking stand from itsmounting tube. Turn parking stand upside down andreinsert it several inches through the top of themounting tube. Secure parking stand using one ofthe upper three holes with existing wire retaining pin.7. Raise tiller fully up with 3-point lift. Measure thedistance tines are off the ground. If distance exceeds14", adjust tractor’s 3-point lift height limiter untiltines will not lift higher than 14 inches off the ground.8. Continue with “Driveline Installation” on page 13.IMPORTANT: To keep from bending the parkingstand, always store stand upside down in its bracketright after hooking-up tiller to a tractor.Rear Deflector AssemblyRefer to Figure 1-3:1. Insert u-bolt (#6) through Chain (#1) as shown.2. Install 2-nuts (#3) and 2-flat washers (#4) ontothe u-bolt an equal distance from the end.3. Insert u-bolt through deflector shield (#2) and securewith 2-flat washers (#4), 2-lockwashers (#5), and2-nuts (#3). Tighten nuts to the correct torque.4. Attach opposite end of chain (#1) to slot “A”.Rear DeflectorFigure 1-3Tractor Hook-Up! DANGERA Crushing Hazard exists when hooking-up equipment to atractor. Do not allow anyone to stand between tractor andimplement while backing-up to implement. Do not operatehydraulic 3-Point lift controls while someone is directlybehind the tractor or near the implement.! WARNINGLifting unit more than 14" above ground with PTO engaged orengaging PTO with unit higher than 14" above ground canbreak the driveline and could cause flying projectiles.22250