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Section 6: Maintenance & Lubrication

12/16/08

RCP2660, RCPM2660, RCP3060 and RCPM3060 Parallel Arm Rotary Cutter 316-111M

Land Pride

Table of Contents

Maintenance

Proper servicing and adjustment is the key to the long life

of any implement. With careful and systematic

inspection, you can avoid costly maintenance, time and

repair.

After using your Rotary Cutter for several hours, check

all bolts to be sure they are tight.

Replace any worn, damaged or illegible safety labels by

obtaining new labels from your Land Pride Dealer.

Cutter Blades

WARNING

Always secure cutter deck in the up position with solid supports

before servicing underside of deck. Never work under

equipment supported by hydraulic jacks. Hydraulic jacks can

drop equipment if controls are actuated or if hydraulic lines

burst. Either situation can drop the cutter instantly even when

power to the hydraulic system is shut off.

DANGER

Always disconnect main driveline from tractor PTO before

servicing underside of deck. Cutter can be engaged if tractor is

started resulting in damage to the cutter, bodily injury and/or

death.

Always inspect cutting blades before each use. Make

certain they are properly installed and are in good working

condition. Replace any blade that is damaged, worn, bent,

or excessively nicked. Small nicks can be ground out

when sharpening.

1. Align blade bolt (#1 in Figure 6-2) with blade bolt

access hole shown in Figure 6-1.

2. Place tractor gear selector in park and/or set brakes,

shut engine off and remove ignition key.

3. Disconnect main driveline from tractor PTO and

secure cutter deck in the up position with solid

supports before servicing underside of cutter.

4. Inspect cutting blades. Make certain they are properly

installed and are in good working condition. Replace

any blade that is damaged, worn, bent, or excessively

nicked. Small nicks can be ground out when

sharpened.

IMPORTANT: Replace cutting blades with genuine

Land Pride blades only. Blades must be replaced in

mating pairs. Not replacing both blades will result in

an out-of-balance condition that will contribute to

premature bearing break down on the spindle hub

and create structural cracks in cutter housing. Factory

blades are 4" wide by 25" long.

5. Both blades should be sharpened at the same angle

as the original cutting edge and must be replaced or

re-ground at the same time to maintain proper

balance. The following precautions should be taken

when sharpening blades:

a. Do not remove more material than necessary.

b. Do not heat and pound out a cutting edge.

c. Do not grind blades to a razor edge. Leave a blunt

cutting edge approximately 1/16” thick.

d. Always grind cutting edge so end of blade remains

square to cutting edge and not rounded.

e. Do not sharpen back side of blade.

f. Both blades should weigh the same after

sharpening with not more than 1 1/2 oz. difference.

Refer to Figure 6-1:

6. Carefully check cutting edges of blades in relation to

blade carrier rotation to ensure correct blade

placement. Blade Rotation is clockwise with cutting

edge leading. Airfoil (lift) must be oriented towards the

top of the deck.

Blade Rotation

Figure 6-1

22003

Blade Bolt

Access Hole

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