TB2596 & TB25108 Trip Blade 301-291M 11/26/14Table of Contents© Copyright 2014 All rights ReservedLand Pride provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. While every precaution has been taken in thepreparation of this manual, Land Pride assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the useof the information contained herein. Land Pride reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of thisproduct at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product in the future.Land Pride is a registered trademark.All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.Printed in the United States of America.Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . .8tractor/skid steer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Hydraulic Cylinder & Hose Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 9tractor/skid steer Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Hose Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Equipment Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Purging Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Section 2: Optional Equipment Set-up . .11Orange Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Steel And Poly Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Deflector Flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Skid Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Trip Blade Tension Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Section 4: Operating Procedures . . . . . .13Pre-Start Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Pre-Operation Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Trip Edge Blade Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Pivot Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14From Float To Locked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14From Locked To Float . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Plowing Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Pushing Light Aggregate Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Unhooking the Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . .18General Maintenance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Blade Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Preparation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Steel Blade Removal and Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 18Poly Blade Removal and Assembly . . . . . . . . . . 19Trip Hinge Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Jammed Trip Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Pivot Assembly Pivot Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Spring Loaded Pivot Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Blade hinge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Section 6: Specifications & Capacities .23Section 7: Features and Benefits . . . . . .24Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . .25Section 9: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . .26Section 10: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Table of Contents