VALMETAL 400-STA, Operator'S Manual And Parts List

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5.1.4 CHANGING PLANETARY GEARBOX OIL
It is recommended to run the mixer for several
minutes to warm the oil before draining. Draining
oil while it is hot avoid sludge depositing.
- Use SAE 80/90 gear oil or SAE 70/80 gear oil.
- Check oil level daily.
- Change oil for the first time after 100 hours of
operation.
- Thereafter, change the oil every 2000 hours of
operation or at least once a year, whichever
occurs first.
- Planetary right angle gearbox contains approxi-
mately 4.5 imperial gallons (5,3 U.S. gallons or
20 liters)
Draining :
1. Remove the air breather cap (see figure 4).
2. Place a catch tub under the gearbox, unscrew
drain plug from the bottom of the gearbox and let
the oil flow out completely. Clean the plug to
remove durt on the magnet.
3. Reinstall the drain plug.
Filling :
A . Filling by gravity
1. Remove air breather cap from the expansion
reservoir and pour slowly the oil. The oil will flow
through the hose and up into the gearbox by
gravity (figure 4).
2. When the gearbox is full, the oil level in the
reservoir will stabilise to the oil level mark.
Reinstall the cap.
B . Filling with an oil transfer pump
1. Unscrew the hose from the reservoir and con-
nect it to the oil transfer pump hose (see figure
4). Pump approximatively 4 imperial gallons (5
U.S. gallons or 19 liters).
2. Reinstall the hose to the reservoir and complete
filling by gravity to the oil level mark.
Attention: If you "pump" to much oil into the gear-
box, the overflow will come out the air breather
on the gear box tower and down on the mixer
floor, etc.
Important: Do not operate the mixer until the plane-
tary gearbox has been filled with a minimum of
4,25 imperial gallons (5 U.S. gallons or 20 liters).
Damage caused by operating the mixer with
lower oil level will not be covered by warranty.
Check daily.
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Fig. 4 Changing gearbox oil
Stationnary Vertical Mixer Revised 2008-11-21