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IV MAINTENANCE
PERIODIC GREASING DETAILS
Greasing is an important factor in extending the service life of many items on your Mini-
Skid including cylinders, axle bearings and pivot pins.
GREASING THE HUBS AND BEARINGS
Only a bearing grease such as Darina EP2 grease should be used on the hubs. The rear
hubs on an 1150 machine, and all hubs on an 800 or 950 machine have grease points
located midway along the top of the hubs. An 1150 also has grease points on the bearing
blocks located on either side of the front track wheels and on the track rollers.
When greasing the hubs and bearings care should be taken to avoid over greasing which
can damage grease seals. These points come greased, and require at most 1 or 2 shots of
grease. DO NOT grease until grease squeezes out the side of the seals.
The outside track rollers and front and rear inner rollers can be greased from the side of
the machine. To grease the central inner track roller raise the lift arm and lock it in place,
the central roller can then be accessed from the front of the machine. It may be necessary
to move the machine backwards or forwards to access all the roller grease zerks.
GREASING PIVOT POINTS
The pivot points may be greased with a general purpose or bearing grease. The pivot
points include: both cylinder cross tubes (the lift and tilt cylinders), all quick attach pivot
points, and the lift and leveling arm pivot points.
The lift cylinder, leveling arm and lift arm pivot points can be reached by raising the
machine lift arms to their highest extent. The machine should be shutoff and the cylinder
lock installed prior to greasing. The cylinder lock is located under the left side of the
leveling arms.
Figure 38: The Three Grease Points
Under The Lift Arms
Figure 39: The Track Rollers and Front
Bearing Block
