Land Pride RCP2660 manual Cutter Blades, Maintenance & Lubrication, Danger, Table of Contents

Land Pride Table of Contents

Section 6: Maintenance & Lubrication

Maintenance

Proper servicing and adjustment is the key to the long life of any implement. With careful and systematic inspection, you can avoid costly maintenance, time and repair.

After using your Rotary 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.

Cutter Blades

!WARNING

Always secure cutter deck in the up position with solid supports before servicing underside of deck. Never work under equipment supported by hydraulic jacks. Hydraulic jacks can drop equipment if controls are actuated or if hydraulic lines burst. Either situation can drop the cutter instantly even when power to the hydraulic system is shut off.

!DANGER

Always disconnect main driveline from tractor PTO before servicing underside of deck. Cutter can be engaged if tractor is started resulting in damage to the cutter, bodily injury and/or death.

Always inspect cutting blades before each use. Make certain they are properly installed and are in good working condition. Replace any blade that is damaged, worn, bent, or excessively nicked. Small nicks can be ground out when sharpening.

IMPORTANT: Replace cutting blades with genuine Land Pride blades only. Blades must be replaced in mating pairs. Not replacing both blades will result in an out-of-balance condition that will contribute to premature bearing break down on the spindle hub and create structural cracks in cutter housing. Factory blades are 4" wide by 25" long.

1.Align blade bolt (#1 in Figure 6-2) with blade bolt access hole shown in Figure 6-1.

2.Place tractor gear selector in park and/or set brakes, shut engine off and remove ignition key.

3.Disconnect main driveline from tractor PTO and secure cutter deck in the up position with solid supports before servicing underside of cutter.

4.Inspect cutting blades. Make certain they are properly installed and are in good working condition. Replace any blade that is damaged, worn, bent, or excessively nicked. Small nicks can be ground out when sharpened.

5.Both blades should be sharpened at the same angle as the original cutting edge and must be replaced or re-ground at the same time to maintain proper balance. The following precautions should be taken when sharpening blades:

a.Do not remove more material than necessary.

b.Do not heat and pound out a cutting edge.

c.Do not grind blades to a razor edge. Leave a blunt cutting edge approximately 1/16” thick.

d.Always grind cutting edge so end of blade remains square to cutting edge and not rounded.

e.Do not sharpen back side of blade.

f.Both blades should weigh the same after sharpening with not more than 1 1/2 oz. difference.

Refer to Figure 6-1:

6.Carefully check cutting edges of blades in relation to blade carrier rotation to ensure correct blade placement. Blade Rotation is clockwise with cutting edge leading. Airfoil (lift) must be oriented towards the top of the deck.

Blade Bolt

Access Hole

22003

Blade Rotation

Figure 6-1

12/16/08 RCP2660, RCPM2660, RCP3060 and RCPM3060 Parallel Arm Rotary Cutter 316-111M 37