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Section 3: Operating Instructions
RCS3596, RCSM3596, RCS3510 & RCSM3510 Series Rotary Cutters 312-708M
6/26/06
Land Pride
Table of Contents
Cutting Instructions
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DANGER!
The use of front & rear safety guards is strongly recommended
to prevent injury or death caused by thrown objects! Gearbox
shields must be secured in place when operating to avoid injury
or death from entanglement in rotating drivelines.
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DANGER!
Rotary Cutters have the ability to discharge objects at high
speeds. Therefore, the use of front & rear safety guards is
strongly recommended when cutting along highways or in an
area where people may be present!
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CAUTION!
Damage may occur if exceeding the rated cutting capacity of
the cutter!
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CAUTION!
Do not over speed PTO or machine damage may result. The 8’
model in this series is available in 540 RPM. The 10’ model in
this series is available in 540 RPM or 1000 RPM. Know what
your tractor requirements are.
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WARNING!
The RCS35 series cutter is designed to cut grass and brush up
to 1” in diameter. Using his cutter for any other type of work
can damage the drive components, deck and support frame.
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DANGER!
Do not use deck as a fan. Cutting blades are not properly
designed or guarded for this use. Using the deck as a fan can
result in injury and/or death.
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DANGER!
Do not operate and/or travel across steep inclines where a
tractor can roll-over resulting in serious injury or death.
Consult your tractor’s manual for acceptable inclines the
tractor is capable of traveling across.
IMPORTANT: Avoid catching the hydraulic hoses on
brush, post, stumps, and other protrusions that
could damage and/or break them.
NOTE: Your cutter is equipped with free swinging
cutting blades to reduce shock loads to the cutter if
striking obstacles.
1. Thoroughly Inspect the area to be cut for debris and
unforeseen objects. Mark any potential hazards.
2. Start the machine slowly allowing the cutter blades to
become aligned properly before going to full power.
3. It is important to maintain correct RPM PTO speed.
Loss of PTO speed will allow the blades to hinge back
and result in ragged, uneven cutting.
4. Never run fast enough tooverload the tractor or cutter.
Ground speed depends on two things:
• The density of the material being cut.
• Size of the tractor operating the cutter.
5. This cutter was designed to cut grass and medium
brush in right-of-ways, pastures and for shredding row
crop residues.
Crossing Steep Ditches & Banks
Refer to Figure 3-1:
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WARNING!
Damage to the tractor’s PTO components and/or driveline
components can cause the driveline to come loose and cause
bodily injury to the operator and others.
Cutting over ditches and backing up hills can tilt the
cutter’s back side up excessively resulting in the driveline
“Bottoming Out” and causing serious damage to the
tractor PTO components, cutter gearbox and driveline.
Bottoming out is when the driveline shaft has shorten to
the point it is pressing against the gearbox and tractor
PTO shafts. Do not operate the cutter at an angle
exceeding 25 degrees up or down or at any angle that will
force the driveline to bind and/or hit the tractor drawbar.
Crossing Steep Ditches and Banks
Figure 3-1
IMPORTANT: Always cross steep ditches and
banks at a diagonal. Never cross straight across
and/or never back into a steep ditch or bank.
Ditch / Bank
Wrong
Right
Ditch / Bank