Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up
RTR0542 & RTR0550 Rotary Tillers 311-464M
3/2/22
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Tractor 3-Point Hitch
Figure 1-5
Hitch Clevis For Hitching to the Tractor’s Lower
3-Point Arms or Land Prides QH15 Quick Hitch hooks
Hitch Location For 3/4"
Center Hitch Pin
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Hitch Location For Land Pride
QH15 Quick Hitch Center Hook
Deflector Chain
Figure 1-4
Tractor Hook-Up
Refer to Figure 1-5:
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking the
implement. Keep people and animals away while backing-up
to the implement or pulling away from the implement. Do not
operate hydraulic controls while a person or animal is directly
behind the power machine or near the implement.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
An unsupported parked tiller can tip over easily. Always
use tiller park stand and when needed, support blocks to
prevent the tiller from tipping onto a person.
•
Always follow “Tractor Shutdown Procedure” provided in
this manual before dismounting the tractor.
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1. Stabilize lower 3-Point arms to prevent side-to-side
movement. See your tractor Operator’s Manual
2. Remove the two 5/16
"
linchpins (#1) and hitch pins
(#2).
3. Slowly back the tractor up to tiller until the lower
3-Point arms are aligned with the hitch clevises on
the tiller as shown.
4. Replace the lower hitch pins (#2) and secure with the
two 5/16
"
linchpins (#1).
5. Attach the tractor’s top center link to the tiller’s
3/4
"
hitch holes using a 3/4" diameter hitch pin.
Properly secure hitch pin with a linchpin.(Center hitch
pin and linchpin are supplied by the customer).
3-Point Category I Quick Hitch
Follow all instructions and safety precautions provided in
Land Pride’s QH15 Quick Hitch Operators Manual No.
320-003M. Also available free-of-charge from our
website at www.landpride.com.
Park Stand Storage
Refer to Figure 1-6 on page 13:
1. Slowly raise tiller with tractor’s hydraulic 3-Point lift
until tines are 1" to 2
"
(2.5 to 5 cm) above ground.
NOTE:
Land Pride’s Quick Hitch can be attached to
the tractor to provide quick and easy 3-point hook-
up and detachment. See your nearest Land Pride
dealer to purchase a Quick-Hitch.
IMPORTANT:
To prevent damaging the park stand,