MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
Adding Oil to Header Drive Gearbox
DANGER
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected start-up of machine, always stop engine and remove key
from ignition before leaving operator ’s seat for any reason.
To add oil to the header drive gearbox, follow these steps:
1. Lower cutterbar to ground. Gearbox m ust be in working position. Shut down combine and remove key
from ignition.
2. Remove plug (A) and filler plug (B).
3. Add SAE 85W-140 (API Service Class GL-5) oil at (B)
until it runs out of hole (A).
4. Replace plu g (A) and filler plug (B).
Figure 5.23: Gearbox
Changing Oil in Header Drive Gearbox
To change the header drive gearbox lubricant, follow these steps:
DANGER
To avoid b
odily injury or death from unexpected start-up of machine, always stop engine and remove key
from igni
tion before leaving operator’s seat for any reason.
Change header drive gearbox lubricant after the first 50 hours of operation, and every 1000 hours (or 3 years)
thereafter.
1. Raise or lower header to position oil drain plug (A) at
its lowest point. Shutdown combine and remove key
from igniti on.
2. Place a suitable container (approximately 1 US gallon
[4 liters]) under gearb ox drain to collect oil.
3. Remove drain plug (A) and filler plug (C), and allow oil
to drain.
4. Replace drain plu g (A) and remove oil level plug (B).
5. Add SAE 85 W-140 (AP I S ervice Class G L-5) oil at
filler plug (C). Gearbox holds approximately 5 US pints
(2.5 liters).
6. Replace oil level plug (B) a nd fille r plug (C).
Figur
e 5.24: Gearbox
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