Land Pride RCR1884 manual Driveline Installation, Table of Contents, Assembly and Set-Up

Table of Contents

Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up

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Driveline Installation

An additional driveline may be required if the Rotary Cutter is used on more than one tractor especially if a quick hitch is used.

!CAUTION

Do not use a PTO adaptor. A PTO adapter will increase strain on the tractor’s PTO shaft resulting in possible damage the shaft and driveline.

!CAUTION

Tractor PTO shield and all Rotary Cutter guards must be in place at all times during operation!

!CAUTION

Always engage parking brake, shut off tractor and remove key before dismounting from tractor.

!WARNING

Damaged drivelines can cause serious injury or death.

IMPORTANT: Some tractors are equipped with multispeed PTO ranges. Be certain your tractor ‘s PTO is set for 540 rpm.

IMPORTANT: Avoid premature driveline breakdown. A driveline that is operating must not exceed an angle of 25 degrees up or down while operating the 3-point lift. See Figure 1-11 below.

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Maximum PTO Driveline Movement During Operation

Figure 1-11

Driveline Minimum Length

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 1-10 on page 15:

1.Remove covering (#6) over gearbox shaft.

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

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

4.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 6 on page 17 if driveline fits between tractor and Rotary Cutter.

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

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.

Refer to Figure 1-12 on page 17:

b.Pull driveline profiles apart into two sections.

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 driveline shields.

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

f.Remove all burrs and cuttings.

16 RCR1884 Series Rotary Cutters 312-880M 9/24/08