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Section 1: Assembly and Set-Up
RCR1884 Series Rotary Cutter 312-880M
2/03/12
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Driveline Installation
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DANGER
Do not engage tractor PTO while hooking-up and unhooking
driveline or while someone is standing near the driveline. A
person’s body and/or clothing can become entangled in the
driveline resulting in serious injury or death.
!
DANGER
All guards and shields must be installed and in good working
condition at all times during cutter operation!
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WARNING
Always disengage PTO, engage parking brake, shut tractor
engine off, remove switch key, and wait for blades to come to
a complete stop before dismounting tractor.
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WARNING
Do not over-speed PTO or machine breakage may result.
Some tractors are equipped with multispeed PTO ranges. Be
certain your tractor’s PTO is set for 540 rpm.
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WARNING
Do not use a PTO adaptor with a quick hitch. A PTO adapter
will increase strain on the tractor’s PTO shaft resulting in
possible damage to shaft and driveline.
IMPORTANT: An additional driveline may be
required if cutter is to be used on more than one
tractor, especially if a Quick Hitch is used.
The driveline must be lubricated before putting it into
service. Refer to “Lubrication Points” on page 28.
The tractor’s PTO shaft and cutter gearbox shaft
must be aligned and level with each other during
installation of driveline.
Refer to Figure 1-4 on page 11:
1.
Park tractor on a level surface. Slowly engage tractor
3-point lift lever to raise cutter until gearbox shaft is in
line (level) with tractor PTO shaft.
2.
Support cutter at this height with support jacks or
blocks to keep cutter from drifting down.
3.
Place gear selector in park, set park brake, shut
tractor off and remove switch key.
4.
It is best if driveline is lubricated before installing.
Refer to "Lubrication Points" instructions on page 29.
5.
Remove rubber protective sleeve (#6) from gearbox
input shaft.
6.
Unsnap one end of gearbox shield access doors and
rotate doors open.
7.
Slide slip-clutch end of driveline onto gearbox input
shaft until hole in yoke aligns with notch in shaft.
8.
Insert clamp bolt through hole in yoke and secure
bolt with lock washer and nut. Tighten nut to the
correct torque.
9.
Push/pull on driveline yoke to be sure it is securely
fastened to the gearbox shaft.
10. Rotate access doors closed and snap in place.
11. Pull back on driveline yoke collar (#7) and push
driveline yoke onto the tractor PTO shaft. Release
pull collar and continue to push driveline yoke
forward until pull collar locks in place.
12. Move driveline yoke back and forth several times to
make sure yoke is locked in place. If driveline yoke
will not lock in place, skip to “Check Driveline
Collapsible Length” on page 13.
13. Hook driveline safety chain (#8) to cutter frame.
Re-latch safety chain to driveline shield.
14. Hook driveline safety chain (#9) to tractor. Re-latch
safety chain to driveline shield.
15. Continue with “Check Driveline Collapsible
Length” on page 13.
IMPORTANT: Two small chains are supplied with
the driveline. To keep driveline shields from rotating,
these chains must be attached to the outer and inner
driveline shields and to the cutter and tractor.
