Table of Contents, Important Safety Information

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1

Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up . . . . . . . .9

Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Weight & Horsepower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PTO Type & Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3-Point Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Safety Guards (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Front Chain Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rear Chain Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Front Rubber Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Rear Rubber Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Vent Plug Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PTO Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hydraulic Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Un-Hooking from the Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Leveling Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Minimum Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cutter Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . .15

Operating Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Offset Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cutting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Crossing Steep Ditches & Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Section 4: Maintenance and Lubrication 18

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Service Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Driveline Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Clutch Assembly and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Flex Couplers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Skid Shoe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Tractor Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Tailwheel Spindle Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Tailwheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Gearbox & T-Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Offset Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Flex Coupler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ratchet Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . .24

Section 6: Features and Benefits . . . . . .25

Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .26

Section 8: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Torque Values Chart for Common Bolt Sizes . . . . 28 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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RCS3596, RCSM3596, RCS3510 & RCSM3510 Series Rotary Cutters 312-708M

6/26/06

Land Pride RCSM3596, RCS3510 Table of Contents, Important Safety Information, Assembly and Set-Up

Models: RCSM3510 RCSM3596 RCS3596 RCS3510