Table of Contents

Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up

Land Pride

Hitch, Frame & Blade

1.Locate shipping crate on a level surface. Remove & separate blade assemblies from shipping crate.

IMPORTANT: Do not remove shipping block from the blade tilt housing until all cylinders and/or ratchet jack and manual links have been installed.

Refer to Figure 1-1:

2.Use a lifting device to set blade pivot assembly (#9) upright. Remove bolts (#6), lock washers (#7) & pivot cap (#8) from blade pivot assembly (#9). Do not remove shipping block in the blade tilt housing.

3.Carefully insert blade pivot assembly (#9) into main frame (#2) at a 90˚ angle to the frame.

4.Reinstall pivot cap (#8), lockwashers (#7) and 3/4"-16 x 1 3/4" GR5 hex head cap screws (#6). Tighten hardware to secure main frame to blade pivot assembly.

5.Remove 3/4" x 4 3/8" hitch pin (#10) and rotate jack stand (#11) to a vertical position. Re-insert pin (#10) and secure with lock pin.

6.Lower unit to ground and unhook lifting device.

7.Remove front pivot shaft (#3) from front hitch assembly (#1) by removing 1/2" bolts (#5) and lock washer (#4).

8.Secure front hitch assembly (#1) to a lifting device or attach to a tractor. See “Tractor Hook-Up” on page 9.

9.Insert main frame (#2) into front hitch (#1) as shown. Reinstall front pivot shaft (#3) and secure with 1/2” lock washer(#4), 1/2"-13 x 1 1/2” GR5 bolts (#5). Tighten hardware to secure front pivot shaft (#3).

10.If not already done, attach unit to tractor

3-point hitch. The top 3-point hitch pin and linch pin are to be supplied by the customer. See Figure 1-3 on page 9 for category settings.

11.Re-check all hardware for tightness. Torque all bolts to specifications as listed in the “Torque Values Chart” on page 11.

!CAUTION!

Always check all hardware for tightness before using the blade. The moldboard will fall off if 3/4" bolts (#6) and/or 1/2" bolts (#12) are missing

SHIPPING BLOCK

DO NOT REMOVE UNTIL AFTER ALL

HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS AND/OR

RATCHET JACK AND MANUAL LINKS

HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

Rear Blade Assembly

Figure 1-1

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RBT55120 Rear Blades 301-172M

5/21/07

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Land Pride RBT55120 manual Hitch, Frame & Blade, Refer to Figure