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LUBRICANTS AND LUBRICATION
This section of the Operator's Manual deals with lubricants and lubrication procedures for
your MF 135 Tractor. Regular lubrication is essential to ensure trouble-free performance
throughout the life of your Tractor. Make it a habit to lubricate your Tractor properly at the
recommended intervals, using the recommended lubricants.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Many of the bearings are pre-packed
with grease and sealed at the factory. These
do not require lubrication at regular inter-
vals. Other bearings that do require lubri-
cation are equipped with grease fittings for
application of a pressure-type grease gun.
Keep all containers of lubricants as
clean as possible, especially around the cap.
Wipe the tip of the pressure gun and the
grease fitting with a clean cloth before at-
taching the gun. This will prevent dirt and
grit being forced into a bearing which will
cause excessive wear and shorten its life.
Wipe the gun and the fitting again after the
gun has been removed.
Be sure to insert sufficient lubricant into
a bearing. This can be observed by the new
lubricant forcing the old lubricant from the
bearing. (Exceptwhere recommended other-
wise.)
Wipe off all excess grease with a clean
cloth, after lubricating a bearing. Excess
grease around a bearing collects dirt and
grit.
STORING LUBRICANTS
The proper storing of lubricants cannot
be over-emphasized. Store lubricants in
clean, sealed containers and properly label
containers as to their correct contents.
Tractor life can be maintained only if clean
lubricants are used. Your Tractor is
equipped with safeguards, such as oil filters
and oil seals, which are designed to keep
abrasive materials from entering the lubri-
cating system. Clean lubricants will help
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these safebuards to do their job properly.
LUBRICATION SYMBOLS
10 Hours
50 Hours
100 Hours
200 Hours
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L5~_. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 500 Hours
<E9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 Hours
LUBRICANTS
When lubricating the Tractor, use a gen-
eral purpose lithium base grease.
Lubricants should also carry one of the
following N. L. G. I. numbers, depending up-
on the ambient temperature in the area
where the Tractor is operating.
N.L.G.I. No. 0 ... forambienttemper-
atures consistently below 45° F.
N. L. G. I. No. 1 ... forambienttemper-
atures between 45° F and so° F.
N. L. G. I. No. 2 ... for ambient temper-
atures consistently above 80° F.
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