Section 1: Assembly & Set-up
RC5615, RC6615, RCM5615, & RCM6615 Series 2 S/N Rotary Cutters 330-323M
5/6/20
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Unhook Rotary Cutter
on page 51 if parking the
cutter for long periods and end of season.
2. Disengage power take-off, park on a level hard
surface and place gear selector in park or set park
brake.
3. Raise center deck fully up.
4. Wait for blades to come to a complete stop and then
fold wings up to transport position.
5. Shut tractor engine off and remove switch key before
dismounting from tractor.
Refer to Figure 1-26:
6. Place transport lock pins (#2) in transport lock
holes (B). Make sure pins are secured with hairpin
cotters (#3).
Refer to Figure 1-27:
7.
Spread stroke control spacers (#4) apart at the break
line and remove them from hydraulic cylinder (#1).
8. Start tractor and lower cutter until front skids are
resting on the ground or on support blocks.
9. Without changing deck lift height, shut tractor down
properly before dismounting. Refer to
10. Replace stroke control spacers (#4) as needed to
support wheels at this position.
11. With no one around or near the cutter, move center
deck and wing cylinder lift levers back and forth to
release all hydraulic pressure at the couplers.
Refer to Figure 1-28:
12. Remove park jack (#3) from left-hand wing deck and
attach to jack mount (#12) as shown. Fully insert
detent pin (#8) in jack mount to secure park jack.
13. If needed, realign park jack to be vertical. Refer to
14. Unhook hitch safety chain (#4) from tractor.
15. Unhook hydraulic hoses (#7) from tractor duplex
outlet. Insert couplers through spring hose loop (#10)
to keep couplers out of the dirt.
16. Unhook wire harness (#13) from tractor outlet. Coil
wire harness and store over spring hose loop (#10)
with connector hanging down to keep moisture out.
17. Pull back on locking collar (#6) and pull driveline (#5)
from tractor power take-off shaft.
18. Collapse driveline (#5) by pushing tractor end of
driveline toward the splitter gearbox.
19. Rotate driveline hanger (#11) up to position shown
and store driveline on hanger. If height of driveline
hanger needs readjusting, refer to
20. Adjust park jack (#3) to raise cutter up until all load is
removed from tractor drawbar.
Transport Lock With Wing Folded Up
Figure 1-26
Hydraulic Lift Cylinder
Figure 1-27
Unhook Standard Hitch
Figure 1-28
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