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Section 5: Maintenance
GS0548 & GS0560 Grading Scrapers 303-474M
1/20/23
Maintenance
Proper servicing and adjustments are key to the long life
of any implement. With careful inspection and routine
maintenance, you can avoid costly downtime and repair.
After using your Grading Scraper for several hours, check
all bolts to be sure they are tight.
Replace any worn, damaged, or illegible safety labels by
obtaining new labels from your Land Pride dealer.
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Always secure equipment with solid, non-concrete supports
before working under it. Never go under equipment supported
by concrete blocks or hydraulics. Concrete can break,
hydraulic lines can burst, and/or hydraulic controls can be
actuated even when power to hydraulics is off.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Allow only persons to perform maintenance on this
implement who have been properly trained in its safe
•
Make sure controls are all in neutral position or park before
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Always shut tractor down using “Tractor Shutdown
Procedure” provided in this manual before servicing,
adjusting, cleaning, or maintaining this implement.
•
Perform scheduled maintenance. Check for loose
hardware, missing parts, broken parts, structural cracks,
and excessive wear. Make repairs before putting the
•
Do not alter implement or replace parts on the implement
with other brands. Other brands may not fit properly or
meet OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
specifications. They can weaken the integrity and impair the
safety, function, performance, and life of the implement.
Replace parts only with genuine OEM parts.
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Always keep your body extremities out from under the
shanks and cutting blades while removing, installing, and
adjusting them. It is possible for the cutting blades and/or
shanks to fall causing injury to your body.
Grader Blades
Refer to Figure 5-1:
The front mounted and optional rear mounted grader
blades (#2) have two cutting edges. Unbolt blades and
turn them over when bottom edges wear out. Inspect
plow bolts (#1) and flange nuts (#3) for wear and replace
as needed. Reattach blades and torque flange nuts (#3)
to 150 ft-lbs. Replace grader blades when both edges are
worn out.
Cutting Blade Removal
Figure 5-1
Shank Tips
Refer to Figure 5-2:
Shank tips (#1) are removable by heating them in the
dimpled area on both sides and knocking them off of the
shank body (#2) with a blunt punch. New shank tips need
to be dimpled with a punch after they are installed on the
shank body.
Shank Tip Removal
Figure 5-2
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