Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthismachine
aredesignedtoremainonthecoverafterremoval.
Loosenallofthefastenersoneachcoverafewturnsso
thatthecoverisloosebutstillattached,thengoback
andloosenthemuntilthecovercomesfree.Thiswill
preventyoufromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfree
oftheretainers.
Lubrication
Thecuttingunitmustbelubricatedregularly.Ifthemachine
isoperatedundernormalconditions,lubricatethecastor
bearingsandbushingswithNo.2generalpurposelithium
basegreaseormolybdenumbasegreaseafterevery8hoursof
operationordaily,whichevercomesrst.Allotherbearings,
bushings,andthegearboxmustbelubricatedafterevery50
hoursofoperation.
1.Lubricatethefollowingareas:
castorspindlebushings(
Figure13)
castorwheelbearings(Figure13)
Figure13
rightandleftliftarmpivotpins(Figure14)
Figure14
bladespindlebearings(Figure15)
Figure15
2.Positionthemachineandcuttingunitonalevelsurface
andlowerthecuttingunit.Removethedipstick/ll
plugfromthetopofthegearbox(Figure16)and
makesurethatthelubricantisbetweenthemarkson
thedipstick.Ifthelubricantlevelislow,addSAE
80-90wt.gearlubeuntilthelevelisbetweenthemarks.
SAE80-90wt.syntheticgearlubemaybeusedasan
alternative.
Figure16
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