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Section 3: Maintenance
SPL0548 & SPL0560 Snow Pusher 303-454M
Table of Contents
9/07/16
Section 3: Maintenance
Maintenance
Proper servicing and adjustment are key to the long life of
any attachment. With careful inspection and routine
maintenance, you can avoid costly downtime and repair.
Check all bolts after using the unit for several hours to be
sure they are tight. Replace any worn, damaged, or
illegible safety labels by obtaining new labels from your
nearest Land Pride dealer.
The parts on your Snow Pusher have been specially
designed and should only be replaced with genuine Land
Pride parts. Do not alter the Snow Pusher in a way which
will adversely affect its performance.
!
DANGER
Do not allow anyone to perform maintenance on this
attachment who has not been properly trained in its safe
operation.
!
DANGER
Do not work underneath raised lift arms unless an approved
lift-arm support is available and is used to secure the lift arms
in the raised position.
!
DANGER
To avoid serious injury or death, always secure underside of
attachment with solid supports before working under it. Never
use concrete blocks as a support.
!
WARNING
Do not alter Land Pride equipment or replace parts with other
brands. Doing so can cause equipment to perform improperly
and may lead to breakage causing bodily injury or death.
Replace parts only with genuine Land Pride parts.
!
CAUTION
Perform scheduled maintenance. Not maintaining the Snow
Pusher in a timely manner can damage the unit and make it
dangerous to operate.
Skid Shoe Replacement
Figure 3-1
Skid Shoes
Refer to Figure 3-1:
The skid shoes are 3/8" thick when new and should be
replaced before they are worn through.
!
WARNING
Perform maintenance to the Snow Pusher with unit hooked to
the loader arms. An unhooked Snow Pusher can tip over
backwards causing serious injury or death.
!
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death, always secure underside of
attachment with solid supports before working under it. Never
use concrete blocks as a support.
1.
Park tractor with attached Snow Pusher on level
ground.
2.
Lower Snow Pusher until blade is resting
4" to 6" off the ground on support blocks (#4).
3.
Shut tractor down properly before dismounting to
adjust skid shoes. Refer to
“Tractor Shutdown
Procedures”
on page 6.
4.
On the left-hand side, remove hex whiz nuts (#3),
plow bolts (#2), and skid shoe (#1).
5.
Repeat step 4 for the right-hand side.
6.
Reattach new skid shoes to the left and right-hand
sides with existing 3/8"-16 x 1" GR5 plow bolts (#2)
and hex whiz nuts (#3). Tighten hex whiz nuts to the
correct torque.
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