2. Replace bent or damaged blades
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.
3. Also check blades for damage after hitting an obstruction.
4. Clean foreign material from mower deck and belt area.
Every 8 hours:
1. lubricate driveline, caster wheels and wheel yokes:
apply two or three shots
of grease to the driveline cross and bearings and the telescoping shafts; apply
the same amount to the wheel arm grease fittings and the wheel grease fittings
(see fig. 8)
. See the driveline manufacturer operator's manual for further
information on the driveline.
2. Check gearbox oil level:
it should be between
1
/
2
and
2
/
3
full. If needed add
either SAE 90 wt. or SAE 140 wt. gear oil.
Every 25 hours: check hardware tightness;
mower vibration can loosen bolts
16
.
Check tightness of the hardware periodically.
Every 50 hours:
1. lubricate the three spindles with two or three shots of multi-purpose grease
(see
fig. 9)
. The top grease fittings are easily accessible from the top of the deck by
simply removing the plastic dust guards.
2. Check belt tension
17
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CYCLONE 'C50'
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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ROTOMEC
17
See section 4.04 - Belt Tension.
16
See table 1, page 31.
15
See section 4.03 - Blade Maintenance.
Fig. 9
Lubrication of the spindle shafts easily
accessible from the top of the deck.