Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
After the first 50 hours
• Change the gearbox oil.
Before each use or daily
• Inspect the drive chain tension
• Check the springs
• Clean and lubricate springs and tine mounting screws.
• Inspect the PTO for signs of wear.
After each use
• Inspect and clean the machine.
Every 50 hours
• Grease the bearings and PTO shaft
• Check the gearbox oil.
• Inspect bearings.
Every 500 hours
• Change the gearbox oil.
• Inspect bearings and replace as needed.
Before storage
• Oil the tine holder fasteners.
• Perform all 50-hour maintenance procedures.
• Paint any chipped surfaces.
• Loosen the PTO clutch bolts.
• Remove and clean tines.
• Remove all debris.
Yearly
• Adjust the PTO clutch Before and after storage
Maintenance Safety
•
Before servicing or adjusting the machine, stop the
machine, shut off the engine, engage the parking
brake, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop.
•
Perform only those maintenance instructions
described in this manual. If you need to make
major repairs top the machine or need assistance,
contact an authorized Toro distributor.
•
Ensure that the machine is in safe operating
condition by keeping the hardware tight.
•
If possible, do not perform maintenance while the
engine is running. Keep away from moving parts.
•
Do not check or adjust the chain tension when the
traction unit engine is running.
•
Carefully release pressure from components with
stored energy.
•
Support the machine with blocks or storage stands
when working beneath it.
Never rely on the
hydraulic system to support the machine.
•
Check the tine mounting bolts daily to ensure that
they are tightened to specification.
•
After maintaining or adjusting the machine, install
all guards, shut the hood, and secure it.
Lifting the Machine
CAUTION
If you do not fully support the machine, it may
move or fall, which may result in personal
injury.
•
When changing attachments or performing
other service, use correct blocks, hoists,
or jacks.
•
Parked the machine on a solid level surface
such as a concrete floor.
•
Prior to raising the machine, remove any
attachments that may interfere with the
safe and proper raising of the machine.
•
Always chock or block the wheels of the
traction unit.
•
Use storage stands or blocks to support
the raised machine.
Note:
You can use a hoist to lift the aerator. Use the
coring head eyelet as a hoist attachment point (
). Ensure that the hoist has enough lift capacity.
Refer to
Specifications (page 22)
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