Maintenance
Important:
The fasteners on the covers of this machine
are designed to remain on the cover after removal.
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
After the first 10 hours
• Torque the blade bolts.
Before each use or daily
• Check the blades.
Every 50 hours
• Lubricate the grease fittings.
• Check the gearbox-oil level.
• Torque the blade bolts.
• Check the blade-drive-belt adjustment.
• Clean under the cutting-unit belt-covers.
Every 400 hours
• Change the gearbox oil.
CAUTION
If you leave the key in the ignition switch, someone could accidentally start the engine and seriously
injure you or other bystanders.
Remove the key from the ignition switch before you do any maintenance.
Lubrication
Service Interval:
Every 50 hours
Every 50 hours
Every 400 hours
Note:
Immediately after
every
washing, regardless of the
interval listed
Lubricate the fitting on this machine regularly with no. 2
general-purpose, lithium-based grease. If the machine is
operated under normal conditions, lubricate all bearings and
bushings after every 50 hours of operation or immediately
after every washing.
Lubricate the following areas:
•
2 caster-fork-shaft bushings (
)
Figure 15
•
3 spindle-shaft bearings (located under the pulley) (
).
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Figure 16
•
Idler-arm-shaft bearings (
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