Maintenance
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst2hours
•Tightenthecastorwheelnuts
Aftertherst10hours
•Tightenthecastorwheelnuts
•T orquethebladebolts
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Lubricatethegreasettings
•Checktheblades
Every50hours
•Checkthegearboxlubricant
•Checkthebladedrivebeltadjustment
•Cleanunderthecuttingunitbeltcovers
•Tightenthecastorwheelnuts
•T orquethebladebolts
Every400hours
•Changethegearboxlubricant
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentallystarttheengineandseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitchbeforeyoudoanymaintenance.
PreMaintenance
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnsso
thatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengoback
andloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswill
preventyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
Lubrication
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Themachinehasgreasettingsthatmustbelubricated
regularlywithNo.2GeneralPurposeLithiumBaseGrease.
Ifthemachineisoperatedundernormalconditions,lubricate
allbearingsandbushingsdailyorimmediatelyafterevery
washing.
Lubricatethefollowingareas:
•Frontcastorspindlebushings(
Figure15)
•Castorwheelbearings(Figure15)&Figure16)
•Bladespindlebearings(Figure17)
•Idlerarmpivot(Figure17)
•Rightandleftpusharmballjoints(
Figure17)
Alsoremovetherearcastorspindleshaftfromthecastor
armandcoatthehexshaftwithNo.2generalpurpose
lithiumbasegreaseormolybdenumbasegreaseevery
50hours(
Figure16).
Figure15
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