BEFCO TORNADO RSD-142 - 3.06 - Attaching to the Tractor

4. No wrappings or foreign objects are around the blades, rotor or driveline.
5. The blades are properly installed and the blade nuts properly torqued
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6. All hardware is tight
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7. The tractor, to ensure correct direction of PTO and rpm speed.
8. All safety shields and guards are in place and tightly attached.
9. No people or animals are in the work area.
DANGER: Stay clear of rotating driveline. Entanglement in rotating driveline can
cause serious injury. Disengage PTO, engage parking brake or place
transmission in “Park”, shut off the tractor and remove the key before working
around hitch, attaching or detaching driveline, making adjustments, servicing or
cleaning the machine.
3.06 - Attaching to the Tractor
Unit may be used on tractors ranging from 20 to 60 HP equipped with a standard rear
PTO and category 1 three point hitch
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. Never use this rotary cutter with tractors over
60 HP.
CAUTION: Check the tractor PTO rpm and its direction of rotation to ensure that
they correspond to what is indicated on the machine.
WARNING: Disengage PTO, wait for all movement from the implement and tractor
to stop, engage parking brake or place transmission in “Park”, shut off the tractor
and remove the key before attaching the implement to the tractor.
DANGER: Tractor-implement combinations can create unstable unions with a
chance of rollover. If necessary, front weights need to be added to the tractor in
order to maintain balance. Always ensure that the tractor tire pressure is correct
according to the tractor operator’s manual.
To attach the rotary cutter to the tractor do the following:
1. Back the tractor up to the rotary cutter in order to slip the tractor hitch arms over the
pins bolted on the rotary cutter. Turn off the tractor engine. Secure the hitch arms
in place with the lynch pins. Failure to ensure a secure coupling of the
OPERATION 16 BEFCO
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ORNADO RSD & RRB OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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See Table 2, page 31.
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See Table 1, page 30.
5
See Removing or Installing Blades in section 4.03 - Blade Maintenance, for details.