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REMOVE SIDE SHIELDS
The side shields are slotted so that they can be lifted off the frame once the bolts
that attach them to the frame are loosened (four bolts) or removed (two bolts).
There are three 3/8” bolts on each side, which secure each guard. The top set of bolts has no hidden nuts
and loosens with either a 9/16” socket or box wrench. They can be completely removed from the frame.
The middle set of bolts has nuts, which are accessible and hidden on the inside of the frame. They should
be partially loosened with a 9/16” socket and box end wrench. Loosen three or four turns but do not remove
from the frame.
One of the bottom bolts/nuts is accessible behind the chain case and must be loosened three or four turns
with an open end wrench. The other bottom bolt can be loosened three or four turns with a 9/16” socket and
box end wrench.
Raise the bottom end of the side guard first, and then lift the guard off of the bolts.
Remove the two ½” wing nuts that secure the chain case cover to the chain case. Remove the chain case
cover. Position the connecting link midway between the large and small drive sprockets. Remove the
connecting link and the drive chain.
The tractor can be unoccupied from the SURF RAKE
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at this point.
There is an overlap at the ends of the conveyor belt rubber belting. The overlap is under one of the rows of
springs. The belt must be disconnected at this overlapped row. To find the overlap, look inside the belt while
turning it. The channel on the inside of the belt will partially hide the ends of the rubber belting, but the end of
the belting will be visible. When it is found, the overlapped row should be positioned one row up from the
rear bottom sprockets.
Loosen the jam nuts on the take up bolts (1 1/8" open ended wrench), which are located behind the
small/upper side door shields on both sides of the machine.
The top shaft is a sliding/take up shaft. It is used for tensioning and loosening the conveyor belt. By
loosening the take up bolts, the top shaft will lower and the conveyor belt will loosen. Loosen the take up
bolts until the conveyor belt stops lowering (1 1/8” socket with one 12” and one 6” extension). Loosen both
sides completely.
The conveyor belt must be clamped to prevent it from rolling off/down when all fasteners and chains from the
overlapped row are removed. Clamp each side using a c-clamp type vice grip or similar clamps. Position the
clamps through the chain and fasten the clamps to the arms that hold the skid shoes. Remove the row of
tines that covers the overlap by removing the 5/16” nuts that secure the channels-backing strips-retaining
bars (use a 1/2” socket with 6” extension & 9/16” box wrench).
Remove the cotter pin and connecting pin from the chains. If the chains are worn out and being replaced,
they can be torched apart.
There are 28 rows on the belt. Count 14 rows or half way from where the belt is split. A lifting chain should
be hooked at or near this midpoint location on each side of the conveyor belt. This will allow the lowest
height necessary to lift the conveyor belt off of the machine.
When the lifting chain is fastened/hooked to the conveyor belt chain and enough tension is on the lifting
chain to prevent the conveyor belt from moving, remove the clamps that prevent the conveyor belt from
rolling off/down.
Lift the conveyor belt up/off of the machine being careful of the cylinders at the top of the machine and of the
hydraulics at the front of the machine.
The conveyor belt can also be pulled off from the rear of the machine.
Once the belt is off, the top shaft lifts up the guides and off the frame. It is easiest to have two people lift it
off. It must be lifted off straight and even.
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