Checking Driveline Minimum Length

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Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up

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!WARNING!

Damaged drivelines can cause serious injury or death.

aligned and level with the tractor's PTO shaft. Securely block cutter deck in this position.

2.Place tractor gear selector in park, shut tractor engine off, set park brake and remove switch key.

Either a tractor with 540 rpm or 1000 rpm PTO (Power Take-Off) speed is required. The RCR cutters are designed for a PTO speed of 540 rpm and the RCRM cutters are designed for 1000 rpm.

IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to operate a 540 RPM driveline cutter with a 1,000 RPM PTO tractor and do not operate a 1000 RPM driveline cutter with a 540 RPM PTO tractor. Many tractors provide both 540 and 1,000 RPM PTO speeds. Check your tractor’s manual to determine its capabilities.

3.Attach driveline to cutter and tractor as follows:

a.Slide inner yoke of driveline over the gearbox shaft and secure with locking collar.

b.Slide outer yoke of driveline over the tractor's PTO shaft and secure with locking collar.

c.Skip to step 5 if driveline fits between tractor and Rotary Cutter.

Refer to Figure 1-16:

4.The driveline will require shortening if it is too long to fit between the tractor and Rotary Cutter. Shorten driveline as follows:

IMPORTANT: Avoid premature driveline breakdown. A driveline that is operating must not exceed an angle of 25 degrees up or down while operating 3-point lift. See Figure 1-15 below.

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Maximum PTO Driveline Movement During Operation

Figure 1-15

a.Check to make sure cutter and tractor PTO shafts are level with each other and the deck is securely supported at this height with support blocks.

b.Pull driveline profiles apart into two sections as shown in Figure 1-16.

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Driveline Shortening

Figure 1-16

IMPORTANT: Always check driveline minimum length during initial setup, when connecting to a different tractor and when alternating between using a quick hitch and a standard 3-point hitch. More than one driveline may be required to fit all applications.

IMPORTANT: It is necessary to align and level the tractor’s PTO shaft with the gearbox shaft when checking driveline minimum length. Too long a driveline can damage tractor, gearbox and driveline.

Refer to Figure 1-14 on page 17:

1.Obtain the shortest distance possible between tractor PTO shaft and gearbox shaft by starting the tractor and slowly engaging 3-point lift to move the lower arms up or down until the gearbox shaft is

c.Attach outer driveline universal joint to tractor PTO shaft and inner driveline universal joint to gearbox shaft. Pull on each driveline section to be sure universal joints are secured.

d.Hold driveline sections parallel to each other to determine if they are too long. The inner and outer shields on each section should end approximately 1" short of reaching the universal joint shield on the adjacent section (see “B” dimension). If they are too long, measure 1" (“B” dimension) back from the universal joint shield and make a mark at this location on the inner and outer shields.

e.Cut off inner shield at mark (“X” dimension). Cut same amount off inner shaft (“X1” dimension). Repeat cut off procedure (“Y” & “Y1” dimensions) to cut outer driveline half.

f.Remove all burrs and cuttings.

18 RCR2596, RCR2510 and RCRM2510 Rotary Cutters 312-753M

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312-753M, RCR2510, RCRM2510, RCR2596 specifications

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