Center Deck Level Adjustments

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Section 3 Adjustments

Land Pride

Section 3 Adjustments

These adjustments should be made with the cutter hooked up to the same tractor that will be used for ﬁeld op- erations or one having the same drawbar height.

!CAUTION!

Engage parking brake, shut off tractor, remove key and disen- gage PTO before making any height adjustments!

Center Deck Rear Axle

Arms Bolt & Nut Adjustment

NOTE: Cutter is to be set up on level ground with the wings folded up and in the locked position.

Refer to Figure 3-1:

1.Tighten all four bolts (#1) until the nuts (#2) bottom out on the bolts (this is to loosen springs up) then loosen all 4-bolts until all the nuts are loose.

2.Measure the distance "A" on both center axle arm tubes to axle channel.

3.On the side with the shortest "A" Measurement, tight- en nuts up until they are just snug against the axle tube!

4.Adjust the other axle assembly (with the longest "A" measurement), by tightening the nuts (#2), until it’s "A" measurement is the same as the previous axle as- sembly (with the shortest "A" measurement).

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	Figure 3-1	13134
	Figure 3-1

Refer to Figure 3-2:

With the cutter positioned on level ground, the deck should be adjusted to a level position for the drawbar height of the tractor being used.

1.Raise both wings to latched position. Adjust the height of the center deck to 2-3 inch clearance between the front skids and ground surface.

2.Place a level anywhere on a center deck channel. It should be oriented for front-to-rear readings.

3.Loosen hex nut (#1) on level rod and turn the leveling tube weldment (#2) clockwise to raise the front of the

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Center Deck Level Adjustments

Figure 3-2

14 RC45180 & RCM45180 Rotary Cutter 312-382M

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