Operator's Manual

9.Rotatetheplanetarydrivecounterclockwiseuntilthe
porthasmovedfromthe12o’clockpositiontothe9
o’clockposition(Figure54).
Figure54
1.Plug4.Drainpan
2.Planetarydrive
5.Oilservicingequipment
3.Port(9o’clockposition)
10.Filltheplanetarydrivewithoiluntiltheoilleveliseven
withthethreadsatthebottomoftheport(Figure54).
11.Installtheplugintheportatthe9o’clockpositionof
theplanetarydrive(Figure54).
ServicingtheTrencherDigging
Chain
CheckingtheChainTension
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst10hours
Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Starttheengine.
2.Makeatrenchabout3m(10ft)long.
3.Stopthetrencherchainandlifttheboomoutofthe
trench.
4.Movetheboomtothehorizontalposition(Figure55).
Figure55
1.Lowerwearstrip
3.Chain
2.51to76mm(2to3inch)
gap
5.Stoptheengineandremovethekey.
6.Measurethedistancebetweenthechainandthebottom
ofthelowerwearstrip(Figure55).
•Ifthegapbetweenthelowerwearstripandthe
chainis51to76mm(2to3inches),thechain
tensioniscorrect(Figure55).
•Ifthegapissmallerthat51mm(2inches),the
chaintensiontootight;refertoDecreasingthe
ChainTension(page31).
•Ifthegapislargerthat76mm(3inches),thechain
tensiontooloose;referto(page).
Note:Thechaintensionhasasignicantaffecton
theproductivityofthemachine;setthechaintension
aslooseaspossible.
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