SECTION 7 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
Form 169000 / 169040
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Revision D
7.13 CONDITIONER
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, before servicing
header/mower conditioner or opening drive
covers, follow procedures in Section 7.1
PREPARATION FOR SERVICING.
7.13.1 Changing Gearbox Oil
NOTE
Change conditioner drive gearbox
lubricant after the first 50 hours of
operation, and every 1000 hours
(or 3 years) thereafter.
a. Lower header to ground.
b. Open driveline shield.
c. Place a suitable container under gearbox drain
to collect oil.
d. Remove breather (A), check plug (B), and drain
plug (C).
e. Allow oil to drain.
f. Replace drain plug (C), and add oil at (A) to
required level. Use Gear Lubricant, SAE
85W-140, API Service Class GL-5, 1.5 quarts
(1.4 liters).
g. Oil is at required level when it runs out of check
plug (B).
7.13.2 Forming Shield Removal
a. Remove hairpins (D), and washers that secure
straps (E) to frame.
b. Hold onto forming shield, and slip straps off pins.
Lower forming shield to ground.
c. Remove two clevis pins (F) from forming shield
forward end.
d. Lift forming shield off bolts (G) in windrower
legs, and lower to ground. Replace clevis pins
in forming shield.
e. Slide forming shield out from under windrower,
or drive windrower away from forming shield.
E
D
B
A
C
F
G
