Land Pride rcfm3696 Manuale Utente

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1.

Make sure you have read and follow all Safety Alerts 
and Important Notes listed on page 19 before 
continuing.

2.

Locate cutter on a flat level surface.

3.

Determine hitch category of tractor to be used:

a. Category I tractors will have 7/8" dia. holes in the 

lower 3-point arms and 3/4" dia. hole in the upper 
center link.

b. Category II tractors will have 1 1/8" dia. holes in 

the lower 3-point arms and 1" dia hole in the upper 
center link.

c. Category III tractor will have 1 7/16" dia. holes in 

the lower 3-point arms and 1 5/16" dia. hole in the 
upper center link.

4.

Remove lower linchpins (#1) and hitch pins (#2). 

5.

Slowly back tractor to cutter while using tractor’s 
3-point hydraulic control lever to align holes in lower 
3-point lift arms with clevis hitch pin holes.

6.

Engage tractor park brake, shut tractor engine off, 
and remove key before dismounting from tractor.

7.

Attach lower 3-point arms to clevises with hitch 
pins (#2). Secure hitch pins with linchpins (#1). 

NOTE:  The lower 3-point arms on a Cat. II tractor 
are positioned outside the clevis hitch plates when 
hooking-up to the RCF(M)3696. All other hook-ups 
will require the arms to be positioned inside the 
clevis hitch plates.

NOTE:   The spring hose loop (#3) may need to be 
moved if using a Quick Hitch and the Quick Hitch 
interferes with spring hose loop mounting bolt. See 
“Spring Hose Loop Assembly” on page 12 for 
alternate location.

8.

Slowly engage tractor 3-point lift lever to raise cutter 
until gearbox shaft is in-line (level) with tractor PTO 
shaft.

9.

Support cutter deck at this height with support jacks 
or blocks to keep cutter from drifting down. 

10. Place gear selector in park, set park brake, shut 

tractor off and remove switch key.

11. Pull back on driveline yoke collar (#6) and push 

driveline yoke onto tractor PTO shaft. Release pull 
collar and continue to push driveline yoke forward 
until pull collar locks in place. 

12. Pull on both ends of driveline to make sure it is 

secured to tractor and gearbox shafts. If driveline 
yoke will not lock in place, skip to “Check Driveline 
Length & Clearance” on page 21.

13. Hydraulic Option: Thread hydraulic hose (#5) 

through spring hose loop (#3) and attach to tractor 
hydraulic outlet.

14. Manually adjust one of the lower 3-point lift arms up 

or down to level the cutter from left to right. 

15. The tractor’s lower 3-point arms should be adjusted 

for lateral float. Please consult your tractor’s manual 
for adjusting instructions.

16. Continue with “Check Driveline Length & 

IMPORTANT: The tractor’s PTO shaft and cutter 
gearbox shaft must be aligned and level with each 
other when hooking-up the driveline to the tractor.

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