Land Pride RTR0542, RTR0550 manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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

Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

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

Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Support Stand Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3-Point Category 0 Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3-Point Category I-Limited Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3-Point Category I Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3-Point Category I Quick Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Support Stand Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3-Point Hitch Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Section 2: Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Operator’s Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 General Notes for Field Operations . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Operating Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

3-Point Hitch Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Drive Chain Tension Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Rear Deflector Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Skid Shoe Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Section 4: Maintenance and Lubrication 19

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Tine Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Driveline Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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

Clutch Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Clutch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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

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

Driveline U-Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Driveline Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chaincase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Bearing On Right End Of Rotor Shaft . . . . . . . 22

Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . .23

Section 6: Features and Benefits . . . . . .24

Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .25

Section 8: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Torque Values Chart for Common Bolt Sizes . . . . 26 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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RTR0542 and RTR0550 Rotary Tillers 311-464M 8/27/08