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5. Service and maintenance
Liquids and lubricants
1. Fat: Use multi-purpose lithium based fat
2. Gearbox: Use SAE 80/90 gear oil
3. Lubricant storage: Your flail mower can work a lot of efficiency, but only if clean lubricants are
used.
Use clean containers to handle all lubricants.
Store the lubricants in an area where
they are protected from dust and moisture, among other things.
Grease
• When lubricating grease
, use
a handhold grease gun
.
• Wipe the area to be smeared in grease before applying new grease .
• Replace all broken nipples.
• If the nipples do not take on the grease, then remove the current grease and dust and clean the
nipple.
Maintenance:
Proper maintenance and adjustment are the key to long service life.
With careful and systematic
control, you can avoid expensive maintenance, save time and repair.
Caution:
For safety reasons, each maintenance must be carried out with the tractor's PTO disconnected,
the flail mower must be lowered to the ground and the tractor's engine turned off with the
ignition key removed.
•
After
using the flail mower for several hours, all bolts
are
checked to be sure that they are
tight and PTO's tension is also checked.
• Replace worn and damaged parts and illegible safety labels.
New security labels are
available from DK-TEC
Replacing the blades:
IMPORTANT: Make sure the knife has the same length and weight as the others on
the
flail
mower. This will keep the rotation of the rotor balanced.
1. Remove bolt and nut.
2. Remove old knife.
3. Install new knife and existing bolt.
4. Secure with nut.
Storage:
At the end of the working season or when
the
flail mower
is
not going to be used
for
an
extended period of time, it
is
good practice to clean
it
of dirt and grease that may have
accumulated in the flail mower and in each of the moving parts.
1. Clean as needed .
2. Check knives for wear and replace if necessary.
3. Inspect the flail mower for loose, damaged , or worn parts and adjust or replace as
needed .
4. Store the flail mower inside if possible, for a longer service life.
5. Repair parts where the paint is worn or scratched to avoid rust.
6. Replace any damaged or missing safety labels.