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RCD1884 Rotary Cutters 326-355M
12/15/15
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Uncrating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Vented Breather Plug Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-Point Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Quick Hitch Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 12
Shorten Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Check Driveline Maximum Length . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 2: Options & Accessories . . . . . . . . 14
Skid Shoe Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front and Rear Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front Corner Deflectors (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front Rubber Guard (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front Single Chain Guard (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rear Metal Band Guard (Standard) . . . . . . . . . . 16
RCD Rear Extended Metal Guard (Option) . . . . 16
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deck Leveling & Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deck Leveling From Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deck Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tailwheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Center 3-Point Link Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 4: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . 20
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Inspection of Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . 22
Blade Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Blade Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Unhook Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 24
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Flex Coupler & Blade Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Driveline Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clutch Assembly and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Skid Shoe Maintenance (Accessory) . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Long Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gauge Wheel Spindle Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gauge Wheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Flex Coupling Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driveline Shield Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Type of Lubrication: Multi-purpose Grease . . . . . 29
Section 6: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 30
Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 9: Torque values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 10: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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