Table of Contents | Land Pride RCR1860, RCR1872 specification

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1

Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Terminology: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Definitions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up . . . . . . . .8

Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Dealer Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

RCR1872 Tailwheel A-Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

RCR1860 & RCR1872 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Gearbox Vent Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Driveline Minimum Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Driveline Maximum Allowable Length . . . . . . . 11

Section 2: Optional Equipment Set-Up . .12

Front Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Front Chain Guard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Front Rubber Guard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rear Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rear Metal Guard Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rear Chain Guard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Rear Rubber Guard installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Deck Leveling & Height Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . 14 Deck Leveling From Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Deck Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Center 3-Point Link Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tailwheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Section 4: Operating Instructions . . . . . .16

Operating Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Un-hooking the Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Cutting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Section 5: Maintenance and Lubrication 19

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Service Cutter Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Shearbolt Protected Drivelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Slip-Clutch Protected Drivelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Clutch Assembly and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Cutter Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Gauge Wheel Spindle Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Gauge Wheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Driveline Shield Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Section 6: Specifications & Capacities . .24

Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . .25

Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .26

Section 9: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Torque Values Chart For Common Bolt Sizes . . . 28 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Land Pride provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, Land Pride assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of 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 this product at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product in the future.

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RCR1860 and RCR1872 Series Rotary Cutters 312-849M

12/17/07