Carlton SP5014TRX, Owner'S Manual

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SP5014TRX SERVICING BELTS
34
Replacing Poly Chain
®
Belt
SAFETY

NEVER SERVICE A MACHINE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, SEVERE
PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR. TURN ENGINE OFF THEN REMOVE
IGNITION KEY AND DISCONNECT POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TO AVOID
STARTING MACHINE ACCIDENTALLY.

CUTTER WHEEL MUST BE DISENGAGED BEFORE TURNING ENGINE
ON/OFF AND BEFORE SERVICING A MACHINE. OTHERWISE SEVERE
PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR AS WELL AS MACHINE DAMAGE.

ALL MACHINE PARTS MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HAVE
TIME TO COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE SERVICING A MACHINE OR
SEVERE INJURY COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY SERIOUS BURNS AND/OR
DISMEMBERMENT.

DO NOT OPERATE A MACHINE WITHOUT A COMPLETE NUMBER OF
TEETH IN THE CUTTER WHEEL PROPERLY INSTALLED. EXCESSIVE
MACHINE VIBRATION WILL OCCUR CAUSING PREMATURE BEARING
FAILURE AND EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.

PLACE THE CUTTER WHEEL ON THE GROUND WHEN PERFORMING
SERVICE ON A MACHINE.
Special care needs to be taken with your Poly Chain
®
belt. Alignment, tension, and cleanliness
of this belt are very important. The Poly Chain
®
belt needs to be checked for tension
approximately every 70 to 100 hours of use. The Poly Chain
®
belt must be running true. If you
adjust one bearing more than the other, the belt will run on an angle and will cause belt failure.
A belt broken straight across is the result of a shock load. In a shock load failure, the fibers are
broken and over a period of time the belt will break down from the shock load and snap in half.
A broken belt with lost teeth indicates that the belt was loose. After you have installed or re-
tensioned the Poly Chain
®
belt, you will have to re-adjust the engine V-belts for proper tension.

Remove the Poly Chain
®
guard cover and
bottom cover.