Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication
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Long Term Storage
Clean, inspect, service, and make necessary repairs to
the implement when storing it for long periods and at the
end of the season. This will help ensure the unit is ready
for field use the next time you hook-up to it.
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Always disconnect driveline from the tractor before
servicing the drivetrain and components powered by the
drivetrain. A person can become entangled in the drivetrain
if the tractor is started and the power take-off is engaged.
•
Always secure equipment with solid, non-concrete supports
before working under it. Never go under equipment
supported by concrete blocks or hydraulics. Concrete can
break, hydraulic lines can burst, and/or hydraulic controls
can be actuated even when power to hydraulics is off.
1. Clean off any dirt and grease that may have
accumulated on the cutter and moving parts. Scrape
off compacted dirt from the bottom of deck and then
wash surface thoroughly with a garden hose. A
coating of oil may also be applied to the lower deck
area to minimize oxidation.
2. Check blades and blade bolts for wear and replace if
3. Inspect for loose, damaged, or worn parts and adjust
or replace as needed.
4. Repaint parts where paint is worn or scratched to
prevent rust. Ask your Great Plains dealer for aerosol
touch-up paint. Paint is also available in touch-up
bottles with brush, quarts, and gallon sizes by adding
TU, QT, or GL to the end of the aerosol part number.
5. Replace all damaged or missing guarding & decals.
6. Lubricate as noted in
on page 40.
7. Store cutter on a level surface in a clean, dry place.
Inside storage will reduce maintenance and make for
a longer cutter life.
8. Follow all unhooking instructions on page 30 when
disconnecting tractor from cutter.
Great Plains Aerosol Touch-up Paint
Part No.
Part Description
821-070C
PAINT GLOSS BLACK SPRAY CAN
821-058C
PAINT GREEN SPRAY CAN
821-080C
PAINT GALVANIZED SPRAY CAN
Ordering Replacement Parts
Great Plains offers equipment in factory standard Green
with black highlights.
Special attention must be given to the green part number.
The suffix number 81 must be included at the end of the
part number. For example, if ordering a replacement part
that is green, the part number should read 555-555C81.
Black parts do not get a suffix number.