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Land Pride
Section 3 Maintenance and Lubrication
Maintenance
Proper servicing and adjustment can increase the life of any implement. With careful and systematic inspection, you can avoid costly maintenance, time and repair.
After using your cutter for several hours, check all bolts to be sure they are tight.
Replace any worn, damaged or illegible safety labels by obtaining new labels from your Land Pride Dealer.
Driveline Clutch (Optional)
Cutter drive components are protected from shock loads by a two plate
Prior to initial operation and after long periods of inactivity, the clutch should be
Service Cutting Blades
1.Both blades should be sharpened at the same angle as the original cutting edge and must be replaced or
NOTE: Care should be taken in order not to remove any more material than necessary when sharpening blades.
2.Both blades should weigh the same after sharpening.
3.When replacing or sharpening the cutter blades, examine bolts for excessive wear and replace if necessary. To replace blades:
a.Order blade bolt Land Pride part #
b.Torque blade bolt lock nut to 450 ft. pounds. An extended cheater bar may be required to achieve proper torque.
IMPORTANT: Replace blades with genuine Land Pride blades only. Blades must be ordered and replaced in pairs.
If replacing dishpan, nut on gearbox output shaft should be torqued to 450 foot/pounds and cotter pin installed in nut with legs securely bent around nut.
Shearbolt Driveline
Shear Bolt Replacement
The Standard Shear Bolt Driveline is secured to the cutter with a shearbolt for protection of the driveline and gearbox. The shearbolt is designed to shear off when the blade impacts objects that the cutter is not designed to cut through. Should the shearbolt need replaced, replace with Land Pride part
IMPORTANT: A snap ring (Land Pride part
!CAUTION
Engage parking brake, disengage PTO, shut off tractor, and remove key before making any of the following adjustments.
Clutch Run-In
Refer to Figure 4-1:
1.Using a pencil or other marker, scribe a line across the exposed edges of the clutch plates and friction discs.
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Clutch
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2.Carefully loosen each of the 8 spring retainer nuts on the clutch housing a total of EXACTLY 2 revolutions. It will be necessary to hold the hex end of the retainer bolt in order to count the exact number of revolutions.
3.Start the tractor and engage the PTO drive for
4.Inspect the clutch and ensure that the scribed markings made on the clutch plates have changed position. If any two marks on a friction disc and plate are still aligned, this indicates that slippage has not
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