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RCF2784 Rotary Cutters 326-364M
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Terminology: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Definitions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Uncrating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Gearbox Vented Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3-Point Cutter Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-Point Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3-Point Single Tailwheel Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3-Point Dual Tailwheel Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3-Point Tractor Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shorten Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Check Driveline Maximum Length . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Pull-Type Cutter Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Axle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Pull-Type Tractor Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Purge Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Assembly of Optional Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front Rubber Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front Single or Double Chain Guard . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear Single or Double Chain Guards . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3-Point Leveling & Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Deck Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Single & Dual Tailwheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 21
Center 3-Point Link Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Pull-Type Deck Leveling & Cutting Height . . . . . . . 22
Deck Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front To Back Deck Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . 24
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Inspection of Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . 26
Blade Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Blade Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Unhooking the Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 29
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Slip-Clutch Protected Drivelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Clutch Assembly and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Skid Shoe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Long Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gauge Wheel Spindle Tube (3-Point Cutters) . . . 34
Gauge Wheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Driveline Shield Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ratchet Jack (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 36
Section 6: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Section 8: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . 40
Section 9: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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