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RCF3696, RCFM3696, RCF3610, & RCFM3610 Rotary Cutters 326-600M
12/15/15
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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 1: Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dealer Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gearbox Vent Plugs & Dipsticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3-Point Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Spring Hose Loop Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RCF(M)3696 Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RCF(M)3610 Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3-Point Hook-Up Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3-Point Hook-Up to RCF(M)3696 Cutters . . . . . . 15
3-Point Hook-Up to RCF(M)3610 Cutters . . . . . . 16
Semi-Mount Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Spring Hose Loop Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
RCF(M)3696 Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 17
RCF(M)3610 Tailwheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Semi-Mount Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tractor Hook-Up To Semi-Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Check Driveline Length & Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 21
Shorten Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check Driveline Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Pull-Type Assembly & Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tailwheel Lift Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Axle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Spring Hose Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tongue Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Equal Angle Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Constant Velocity Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pull-Type Hook-Up Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tractor Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Safety Chain Hook-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Purge Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 2: Assembly of Optional Equipment 28
Chain Safety Guards (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Rubber Safety Guards (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Check Chains (Accessory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Level & Height, 3-Point With Beam Arms . . . . . . . 31
Level & Height, 3-Point & Semi With Rear Axles . . 33
Leveling & Height, Pull-Type With Rear Axles . . . . 35
Section 4: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . 37
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Inspection of Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . 39
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Turning Angles for Pull-Type Cutters . . . . . . . . . 40
Crossing Steep Ditches & Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Unhook 3-Point and Semi-Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Unhook Pull-Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 43
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tractor Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Slip-Clutch Protected Drivelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Flex Couplers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Skid Shoe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tire Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Long Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tailwheel Spindle Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tailwheel Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Pillow Bearing (Pull-Type Cutter) . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ratchet Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
T-Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
RCF(M)3610 Flex Coupler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Driveline U-Joints & Profile Shields . . . . . . . . . . 51
CV Driveline U-Joints & Profile Shields . . . . . . . 51
Telescoping Driveline Profiles With Zerks . . . . . 51
Telescoping Driveline Profiles Without Zerks . . . 51
Section 6: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 52
Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Section 9: Torque & Tire Inflation Charts . . . 56
Section 10: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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