Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
After the first 2 hours
• Tighten all hardware.
Before each use or daily
• Check the hydraulic cylinders.
• Check the hydraulic lines and hoses.
• Check all fasteners, pins, retainers, nuts, and bolts.
• Check the cutting edge for wear.
Before storage
• Lightly sand and use touch-up paint on painted areas that are scratched, chipped,
or rusted.
• Grease the hydraulic cylinder rods.
• Lightly sand and use touch-up paint on painted areas that are scratched, chipped,
or rusted.
Maintenance
•
Check the hydraulic lines and hoses daily for
leaks, kinked lines, loose mounting supports, wear,
loose fittings, weather deterioration, and chemical
deterioration. Make all necessary repairs before
operating.
•
Check the hydraulic cylinders daily for leaks, rust,
or pitting on the rods. Make all necessary repairs
before operating.
•
Check the cutting edge daily for wear. If the cutting
edge is worn down either flip or replace it.
•
Check all fasteners, pins, retainers, nuts, and bolts
daily to ensure that they are secure. Torque them
to the appropriate value if they are loose.
Storage
Storing the Plow
1.
Drive the plow to your storage location and
remove the plow; refer to your machine
Operator’s Manual
.
2.
Grease any exposed metal on the hydraulic
cylinder rods.
3.
Lightly sand and use touch-up paint on painted
areas that are scratched, chipped, or rusted.
4.
Loosen the trip springs.
Removing the Plow from
Storage
1.
Check the torque of all fasteners; tighten as
necessary.
2.
Check the hydraulic lines and hoses for cracks
or leaks.
3.
Check the cutting edge for wear.
4.
Tighten the trip springs.
5.
Lightly sand and use touch-up paint on painted
areas that are scratched, chipped, or rusted.
6.
Attach the plow to the machine; refer to your
machine
Operator’s Manual
.
7.
Move the plow through its range of motion to
check the hydraulic cylinder rods.
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