IV - MAINTENANCE
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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 bearing grease such as Darina
EP2 grease should be used on the
hubs. The rear hubs on a 1350
machine have grease points located
midway along the top of the hubs. A
1350 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 30 - The Three Grease Points Under
the Lift Arms
Figure 31 - The Track Rollers and Front
Bearing Block
