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FC883RA
Maintenance and storage
5. Storage
At the end of each season
- Clean the machine thoroughly.
- Drain all gearboxes and cutterbar and refill with new
oil: See section ’’Lubrication’’.
- Touch up paint if necessary.
- Put the machine under cover in a dry place.
- Inspect and replace worn knives and bolts: See
section "Inspection of knives and securing elements".
- Inspect and replace worn or damaged fingers on the
conditioning rotor.
- Slacken V-belts and check their condition.
- Depressurize all hydraulic functions.
At the start of each season
- Read through the operator's manual again.
- Pressurize the hydraulic circuit.
- Check the condition of the friction slip clutch: See
section ’’Secondary PTO shaft’’.
- Inspect and replace worn knives and bolts: See
section ’’Cutterbar’’.
- Check that all nuts and bolts are sufficiently tightened.
- Retension V-belts.
- Check belt guard condition and if it is firmly secured in
place.
- Inspect and replace worn or damaged fingers on the
conditioning rotor.