Maintenance
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst2hours
•Tightenthecastorwheelnuts
Aftertherst10hours
•Tightenthecastorwheelnuts
•Torquethebladebolts
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheblades
Every50hours
•Lubricatethegreasettings1
•Checkthegearboxoillevel
•Tightenthecastorwheelnuts
•Torquethebladebolts
•Checkthebladedrivebeltadjustment
•Cleanunderthecuttingunitbeltcovers
Every400hours
•Changethegearboxoil
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Immediatelyaftereverywashing,regardlessoftheintervallisted
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentallystarttheengineandseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitchbeforeyoudoanymaintenance.
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachinearedesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnssothatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengo
backandloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswillpreventyoufromaccidentallystrippingthe
boltsfreeoftheretainers.
Lubrication
Themachinehasgreasettingsthatmustbelubricated
regularlywithNo.2GeneralPurposeLithiumBase
Grease.Ifthemachineisoperatedundernormal
conditions,lubricateallbearingsandbushingsafter
every50hoursofoperationorimmediatelyafterevery
washing.
1.Lubricatethefollowingareas:
•Castorforkshaftbushings(2)(
Figure15)
Figure15
•Spindleshaftbearings(3)(locatedunderthe
pulley)(Figure16)
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