Maintenance
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst50hours
•Changethegearboxoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Inspectthedrivechaintension
•Checkthesprings
•Cleanandlubricatespringsandtinemountingscrews.
•InspectthePTOforsignsofwear.
Aftereachuse
•Inspectandcleanthemachine.
Every50hours
•GreasethebearingsandPTOshaft
•Checkthegearboxoil.
•Inspectbearings.
Every500hours
•Changethegearboxoil.
•Inspectbearingsandreplaceasneeded.
Beforestorage
•Oilthetineholderfasteners.
•Performall50-hourmaintenanceprocedures.
•Paintanychippedsurfaces.
•LoosenthePTOclutchbolts.
•Removeandcleantines.
•Removealldebris.
Yearly
•AdjustthePTOclutchBeforeandafterstorage
MaintenanceSafety
•Beforeservicingoradjustingthemachine,stopthe
machine,shutofftheengine,engagetheparking
brake,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostop.
•Performonlythosemaintenanceinstructions
describedinthismanual.Ifyouneedtomake
majorrepairstopthemachineorneedassistance,
contactanauthorizedTorodistributor.
•Ensurethatthemachineisinsafeoperating
conditionbykeepingthehardwaretight.
•Ifpossible,donotperformmaintenancewhilethe
engineisrunning.Keepawayfrommovingparts.
•Donotcheckoradjustthechaintensionwhenthe
tractionunitengineisrunning.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Supportthemachinewithblocksorstoragestands
whenworkingbeneathit.Neverrelyonthe
hydraulicsystemtosupportthemachine.
•Checkthetinemountingboltsdailytoensurethat
theyaretightenedtospecication.
•Aftermaintainingoradjustingthemachine,install
allguards,shutthehood,andsecureit.
LiftingtheMachine
CAUTION
Ifyoudonotfullysupportthemachine,itmay
moveorfall,whichmayresultinpersonal
injury.
•Whenchangingattachmentsorperforming
otherservice,usecorrectblocks,hoists,
orjacks.
•Parkedthemachineonasolidlevelsurface
suchasaconcreteoor.
•Priortoraisingthemachine,removeany
attachmentsthatmayinterferewiththe
safeandproperraisingofthemachine.
•Alwayschockorblockthewheelsofthe
tractionunit.
•Usestoragestandsorblockstosupport
theraisedmachine.
Note:Youcanuseahoisttolifttheaerator.Usethe
coringheadeyeletasahoistattachmentpoint(Figure
43).Ensurethatthehoisthasenoughliftcapacity.
RefertoSpecications(page22).
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