Land Pride RCR1860, RCR1872 manual Front Guards, Rear Guards, Front Chain Guard Installation

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Section 2: Optional Equipment Set-Up

Front Guards

!DANGER

Rotary Cutters have the ability to discharge objects at high speeds. Use front and rear safety guards when cutting along highways or in an area where people may be present.

Front Chain Guard Installation

Refer to Figure 2-1:

1.Install chain guards (#1, #2 & #3) as shown in Figure 2-1, with 3/8” x 1” long carriage bolts (#4), and 3/8” flange nuts (#5).

2.Tighten all nuts to 31 ft-lbs as indicated in the “Torque Values Chart For Common Bolt Sizes” on page 28.

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	Front Chain Guard
	Figure 2-1
Front Rubber Guard Installation
Refer to Figure 2-2:
1. Install center rubber guard as shown with 3/8” x 1”
long carriage bolts (#1), flat strip (#5), rubber
deflector (#6) and 3/8” flange nuts (#2).
2. Install side rubber guards as shown with 3/8” x 1”
long carriage bolts (#1), flat strips (#3), rubber
deflectors (#4) and 3/8” flange nuts (#2).
3. Tighten all 3/8” flange nuts (#2) to 31 ft-lbs as
indicated in the “Torque Values Chart For Common
Bolt Sizes” on page 28.
Rear Guards	21402

Rear Metal Guard Removal	Front Rubber Guard
Refer to Figure 2-3:	Figure 2-2

!DANGER

Do not operator cutter without a rear guard. Do not remove rear metal guard (#6) unless it is replaced by a Land Pride chain guard or rubber guard. Serious body injury or loss of life can result without a rear guard.

1.To remove rear metal guard, unscrew 3/8” flange nuts (#1 & #2), remove flat washers (#3) and 3/8” carriage bolts (#4 & #5).

2.Remove tailwheel adjusting bracket (#8) and rear metal guard (#6). Reattach (#1, #3 & #4) hardware to the metal guard for safe keeping. Store rear metal guard for future use (i.e. when not using chain guard or rubber guard).

3.Reattach tailwheel adjusting bracket (#8) with 3/8” x 1 1/2” carriage bolt (#5), flat bar (#7) and 3/8” flange nuts (#2).

4.Torque flange nuts (#2) to 31 ft-lbs.

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Standard Rear Metal Band

Figure 2-3

12 RCR1860 and RCR1872 Series Rotary Cutters 312-849M 12/17/07