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Section 3: Operating Instructions
2/12/21
Long-Term Storage
Clean, inspect, service, and make necessary repairs to
the implement when storing it for long periods and at the
end of the season. This will help ensure the unit is ready
for field use the next time you hook-up to it.
1. Clean off any dirt and grease that may have
accumulated on the Straw Crimper. Scrape off
compacted dirt from the bottom and then wash
surface thoroughly with a garden hose.
2. Inspect Straw Crimper for loose, damaged, or worn
parts and adjust or replace if needed.
Repaint parts where paint is worn or scratched to prevent
rust. Ask your Land Pride dealer for aerosol touch-up
paint. Paint is also available in touch-up bottles with
brush, quarts, and gallon sizes by adding TU, QT, or GL
to the end of the aerosol part number.
3. Replace all damaged or missing decals.
4. Store Straw Crimper inside if possible. Inside storage
will reduce maintenance and make for a longer
Crimper life.
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6. Store Crimper on a level surface in a clean, dry place.
Inside storage will reduce maintenance and make for
a longer Crimper life.
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Follow all unhooking instructions on page 14 when
disconnecting tractor from Crimper.
Ordering Replacement Parts
Land Pride offers equipment in factory standard Beige
with black highlights. This implement is also available in
Orange.
When ordering an optional color, the suffix number
corresponding to the color must be added at the end of
the part number. Parts ordered without the suffix number
will be supplied in factory standard colors.
For example, if you are ordering a replacement part with
part number 555-555C and the existing part is orange,
then add the suffix 82 to the end of the number to make
the part number read 555-555C82.
Land Pride Touch-up Paint
Part No.
Part Description
821-011C
PAINT LP BEIGE SPRAY CAN
821-066C
PAINT ORANGE SPRAY CAN
821-070C
PAINT GP GLOSS BLACK SPRAY CAN
82 . . . . . . . Orange
85. . . . . . . Black
General Operating Instructions
By now you should have read your operators manual and
properly installed your Land Pride CR2572 Straw
Crimper on your tractor. If you haven’t, please do so now.
Using a Crimper is a fairly simple task, but there are a few
things you need to consider before beginning. If you are
crimping in an area that employs irrigation or uses a
sprinkler system, you will need to mark the sprinkler
heads with small warning flags so they can be avoided.
You will also need to be aware of and mark any shallow
buried telephone, TV, electrical cables, or gas lines. Also,
you will want to avoid any sizable rocks or foreign material
that might be embedded in the soil that could cause
damage to the crimping discs.
Now that you know where you are going to crimp and
what precautions need to be taken, it is time to start the
tractor and travel to the site where you have spread the
straw that you intend to crimp into the soil profile. It is best
to start in the middle of the field and gradually work your
way to the outer perimeter with each pass. This will also
help keep you from compressing freshly crimped straw.
Begin by lowering the three-point hitch until the Crimper
is fully on the ground with all the weight off of the tractor.
Put the three-point in float position and pull ahead slowly
to get the discs into the ground. Gradually increase
ground speed to approximately 5 mph. Do not make
sharp turns with the Crimper in the ground as equipment
damage may result. At the end of each pass, lift the
Crimper out and off of the ground until you have realigned
the tractor for the next pass. Look back often to observe
your pattern and to make sure you are getting good
crimping action. If you aren’t achieving the desired effect,
you may need to add more weight or wait until after a rain
or after irrigation has been applied to soften the ground.
With very little practice you should become very
proficient and effective with your Land Pride CR2572
Straw Crimper.
At the completion of the crimping task the Crimper should
be washed, cleaned, and lubricated. Any lodged clods
should be cleaned out from between the discs. Units
being put up for the winter should also have water
drained from the weight tanks and storage stands should
be put in place. Store in a dry and well drained area.