Land Pride RCP3060 Brush Cutter User Manual


 
RCP2660, RCPM2660, RCP3060 and RCPM3060 Parallel Arm Rotary Cutter
12/16/08
Land Pride
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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . .12
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Horsepower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wheel Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hydraulic Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PTO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Protective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-Point Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
PTO Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Flow Control Valve Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tractors Rated at 15 GPM and Under . . . . . . . 16
Tractors Rated at 16 GPM and Above . . . . . . 16
Fill Hydraulic Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Hydraulic Hose Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Solenoid Controlled Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tractor Controlled Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Breakaway Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electrical Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Switch Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Operational Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transport Safety Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Momentary Push Button Switches . . . . . . . . . . 21
Float Switch Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tractor Console Control Levers . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Pump & Motor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Gauge Wheel Model Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Hydraulic Flow Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cutter Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tractor Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Deck Level Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cutter Without Gauge Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cutter With Gauge Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 3: Operating Procedures . . . . . .27
Operating Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Cutting Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Breakaway Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Cylinder Shear Bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Section 4: Optional Equipment . . . . . . . .31
Hydraulic Control Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Operator Protective Shield Option . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Section 5: Hydraulic Plumbing . . . . . . . .32
Hydraulic Plumbing Without Solenoid . . . . . . . . .32
Hydraulic Plumbing With Solenoid . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Wiring Schematic (Without Float Switch) . . . . .33
Wiring Schematic (With Float Switch) . . . . . . .34
Pump & Motor Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Breakaway Cylinder Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Pressure Shut Down Valve Operation . . . . . . .36
Section 6: Maintenance & Lubrication . .37
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Cutter Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Skid Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Solenoid Valve Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Tractor Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Cutter Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Parallel Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Deck Pivot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Driveline Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
PTO U-joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Gauge Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Ratchet Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Motor Spindle Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Hydraulic Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Speed Increaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Section 7: Specifications & Capacities . .43
Section 8: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . .45
Section 9: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .46
Section 10: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49