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GENERAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION SCHEDULE (cont’d)
Inspection items
Interval
How to
check
Months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Hundreds
of hours
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
Differential/
drive unit
Oil level I I I I I Visual
Crack, damage and leakage I I I I I Visual
Differential/drive unit oil R Replace
Chassis and body maintenance
Load wheels
Cracks, distortion, etc. I I I I I Visual
Mounting bolts I I I I I Visual
Wheel play I I I I I Test
Wheel bearing grease L L L L L Grease
Casters
Fore-aft play link to frame I I I Measure
Spring adjustment I I I Visual
Wheel play I I I I I Test
Wheel bearing grease L L L L L Grease
Caster pivot linkage to frame L L L L Grease
Wheels
Drive wheel nuts T T T T T Visual/torque
Abbreviations: I = Inspect (correct or replace if necessary), D: Drain, R: Replacement, A: Adjustment, C: Clean, T: Retighten, L: Lubricate/Grease