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RCF2084 Rotary Cutters 326-461M
1/29/14
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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 Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Optional Front Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front Rubber Guard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front Single Chain Guard Assembly . . . . . . . . . 10
Optional Rear Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Remove Rear Metal Band Deflector . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear Single Chain Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replaceable Skid Shoes (Accessory) . . . . . . . . . . 11
Single Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dual Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 14
Shorten Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Check Driveline Maximum Length . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Deck Leveling & Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Deck Leveling From Left to Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Deck Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Single Tailwheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Dual Tailwheel Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Center 3-Point Link Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . 18
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Pre-inspection of Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . 20
Blade Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Blade Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Un-hooking the Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 22
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Slip-Clutch Protected Drivelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Clutch Assembly and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Accessory Skid Shoe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Long Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gauge Wheel Spindle Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gauge Wheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driveline Shield Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 5: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 28
Section 6: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 7: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 8: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 9: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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