BLADE DRIVE BELT
Check and re-tension the blade-drive belt every 300
working hours. If it is worn, split or cracked the belt must
be replaced. Access the blade-drive belt by removing the
cover-guard.
Removing the cover
Place the blade-drive engagement lever ‘E’ in the forward
in-drive position. Undo the three main retaining bolts
from guard lugs ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ plus the smaller bolt ‘D’
to remove the blade drive belt cover.
Replacing and tensioning the belt
Using a socket wrench, slacken the belt tensioning roller
spindle bolt ‘F’ and slide the tensioning roller along the
slot to loosen the blade-drive belt ‘G’ for removal. Slide
the belt off the pulleys and over the blade-drive lever
and bracket. To re-tension the belt push the tensioning
roller along the slot firmly against the belt and retighten
the belt tensioning roller locking spindle bolt firmly.
Replace the cover and tighten the four retaining bolts.
GROUND DRIVE GEAR-BOX
Checking and topping up the gearbox oil
Check the ground-drive gear-box oil level every 300
working hours OR if the machine has been lying on
its side or there is any sign of oil leakage under the
machine. On a level surface, tilt the machine forward to
rest on the chassis nose. With an extension socket
wrench, remove oil-plug ‘H’ and using a container with a
filler tube, top up the gear-box oil level with EP 90 gear-
oil. To check the oil level, wipe the oil-plug dip-stick ‘J’
with a clean rag and place it into the filler hole until the
oil-plug threads are resting but not screwed into the filler
hole. Remove the dip-stick and the oil level should be
visible on the stick up to the full mark ‘K’. If no oil is
visible on the dip-stick DO NOT RUN THE MACHINE
until it is topped up. Replace the oil plug ensuring that
the copper sealing ring is not damaged or missing and
tighten firmly.
GREASE POINTS
Blade-Drive Lever
Every 100 working hours or 6 months use a grease gun
pump two or three strokes of general purpose grease into
the nipple ’L’ on the end of the blade-drive lever spindle.
DO NOT OVER-GREASE to avoid excess grease reaching
the blade-drive belt and pulleys.
Clamp Levers
Operator Handle Clamp Lever ’M and Depth Clamp Lever
’N’ should be unscrewed periodically and the threads
packed with grease.
G
F
H
B
M
N
L
C
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