Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication
11/28/18
SP2060, SP2072, SP3072 & SP3084 Soil Pulverizers 307-099M
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Section 4:
Maintenance & Lubrication
Maintenance
Proper servicing and adjustment is the key to the long life
of any implement. With careful inspection and routine
maintenance, you can avoid costly down time and repair.
Check all bolts after using unit for several hours to be
sure they are tight. Replace any worn, damaged, or
illegible safety labels by obtaining new labels from your
Land Pride Dealer.
The parts on your Soil Pulverizer have been specially
designed and should only be replaced with genuine Land
Pride parts. Do not alter the pulverizer in a way which will
adversely affects its performance.
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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.
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WARNING!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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Allow only persons to perform maintenance on this
implement who have been properly trained in its safe
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Perform scheduled maintenance. Check for loose
hardware, missing parts, broken parts, structural cracks,
and excessive wear. Make repairs before putting implement
back into service. Serious breakdowns can result in injury
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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. Land Pride
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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.
Long Term Storage
Clean, inspect, service, and make necessary repairs to
the implement when storing it for long periods and at the
end of the season. This will help to ensure the unit is
ready for field use the next time you hook-up to it.
1.
Clean off any dirt and grease that may have
accumulated on the pulverizer and moving parts.
Scrape off compacted dirt and then wash surface
thoroughly with a garden hose. A coating of oil may be
applied to the wear areas to minimize oxidation.
2. Check shanks a for wear and replace if necessary.
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3. Repaint parts where paint is worn or scratched to
prevent rust. Ask your Land Pride dealer for aerosol
touch-up paint. They are also available in touch-up
bottles with brush, quarts, and gallon sizes by adding
TU, QT, or GL to the end of the aerosol part number.
4. Replace all damaged or missing decals.
5. Lubricate as noted below.
6. Store pulverizer on a level surface in a clean, dry
place. Inside storage will reduce maintenance and
make for a longer pulverizer life.
Ordering Replacement Parts
Land Pride offers equipment in factory standard Beige
with black highlights. This implement is also available in
Orange.
When ordering an optional color, the suffix number
corresponding to the color must be added at the end of
the part number. Parts ordered without the suffix number
will be supplied in factory standard colors.
For example, if you are ordering a replacement part with
part number 555-555C and the existing part is orange,
then add the suffix 82 to the end of the number to make
the part number read 555-555C82.
Land Pride Touch-up Paint
Part No.
Part Description
821-011C
PAINT LP BEIGE SPRAY CAN
821-066C
PAINT ORANGE SPRAY CAN
821-070C
PAINT GP GLOSS BLACK SPRAY CAN
82 . . . . . . . Orange
85 . . . . . . . Black
