Land Pride 322-215M Operating Instructions, Point Type, Field Position to Transport Position

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Section 3: Operating Procedures

Operating Instructions

!CAUTION

Be careful when lowering the pull type roller to ground. Make sure no one is under, behind or near the unit when lowering. The roller is very heavy and can crush someone. The hitch can also flip over suddenly and hit someone.

!CAUTION

Do not use the Seed Bed Roller to pull or push fence post, stumps or any other object.

!DANGER

Do not carry a rider on the Seed Bed Roller. Riders can get hurt while being carried or fall and be crushed by the roller.

IMPORTANT: Damage to the 3-Point Seed Bed Roller can occur if the unit is not raised off of the ground before making sharp turns.

IMPORTANT: Damage to pull type Seed Bed Roller can occur to tongue and machine pulling the unit if too sharp a turn is made.

!CAUTION

Be aware of negative hitch weight when unhooking the Seed Bed Roller while in transport position. The hitch can suddenly swing up.

!CAUTION

Be aware of positive hitch weight when unhooking the Seed Bed Roller while in field position. The hitch can suddenly drop while unhooking the unit.

1.Lower Seed Bed Roller to the ground as follows:

3-Point Type:

a.Lower roller to the ground using the tractor’s 3-Point lift controls. Make any required final adjustments to the 3-Point lower arms and center link as outlined in step 10 on page 9.

Pull-Type:

a.Transport Position to Field Position: Lower roller to ground by unhooking from the

pulling machine and lifting up and rotating the hitch 180o up over the roller body as shown in

Figure 3-1. Re-hook hitch to the drawbar. If using ball hitch, rotate ball hitch 180o to re-hookup.

b.Field Position to Transport Position:

Raise roller for transporting by unhooking from

the pulling machine, lifting up and rotating the hitch 180o up over the roller body as shown in

Figure 3-2. Re-hook hitch to the machine. If using ball hitch, rotate ball hitch 180o to re-hookup.

2.With the roller on the ground, travel straight forward at a safe speed of 3 to 5 MPH. Allow room to make wide turns or lift the unit out of the ground to make sharp turns. Make wide turns when:

•3-Point Type: Always raise the Seed Bed Roller off the ground before turning around at the end of a run and when making sharp corners.

•Pull-Type: Make sure the tires on the machine pulling the Seed Bed Roller do not make contact with the tongue and if attached, drag harrow chain.

3.Do not operate in reverse (traveling backwards) with the roller on the ground. The Seed Bed Roller is designed for working soil while traveling forward only. Damage to the frame may occur.

4.It is best to cross ditches straight on, to make full roller contact with the soil.

Rotate Hitch 180o Over Roller Body To Change to Field Set-Up.

25782	IMPORTANT: Beware of negative
	hitch weight when unhooking.

Pull-Type Set-Up (Transport Set-Up Shown)

	Figure 3-1
	Rotate Hitch 180o Over
	Roller Body To Change to
	Transport Set-Up
	IMPORTANT: Beware of positive
25762	hitch weight when unhooking.

Pull-Type Set-Up (Field Set-Up Shown)

Figure 3-2

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