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ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
1)
DRAIN & REPLACE HYDRAULIC OIL
at least once each year or 200 operating
hours, whichever comes first. Allow unit to run for five minutes before draining to
warm up the oil. Remove drain plug and drain oil. Remove breather cap and plug
hole with a ⅜” pipe plug. Tip unit on end and fill thru drain hole to within one (1)
inch of the top and replace plug.
DO NOT OVERFILL
. Use good quality hydraulic
oil with a rating of
ISO-VG 46
for general year round use. Use heavier ISO VG-68
for continuous hot weather operation. The unit will take approximately 6 quarts of
oil to refill. Set unit upright again and remove the ⅜” pipe plug and re-install the
breather cap, hand tightening only.
Failure to re-install the breather cap will result in damage to the machine.
2)
GREASE
through grease fitting on the left side of the cutter head before
EACH
use
period. Re-bar scale will quickly dry up grease. Removal of this scale, and
lubricating often will help to reduce wear.
Failure to remove excessive scale and lubricate machine regularly, will result
in increased wear and reduced life of the machine.
3)
TIGHTEN
blade securing hex bolts with the supplied Allen wrench before each use
period.
Failure to keep cutting blades securing hex bolts tight at all times could
result in injury to the operator and/or damage to the machine.
4)
CUTTING BLADES
have 4 indexable cutting edges. When one set of edges is
worn out, simply remove blade securing bolts and rotate to a new edge. If old edge
has mushroomed slightly, grind flat before installation to achieve proper “seating” of
the blade in its new position.
Do not attempt to re-sharpen worn edges. Resharpening changes the
dimension of the blades, causing them to not seat properly and damage the
blade holding socket.
5)
CLEANING
machine with a pressure washer routinely will help keep oil and grease
from building up and will extend the overall life of the machine.
