Operator's Manual

Figure 42
1. Check/drain plug
2. Place a drain pan under the hub , remo v e the plug,
and allo w the oil to drain.
3. Place another drain pan under the brak e housing
on the other side of the wheel ( Figure 43 ).
Figure 43
1. Brake housing 3. Check plug
2. Drain plug
4. R emo v e c hec k/drain plugs from the brak e housing
and allo w the oil to drain.
5. W hen all of the oil has drained, install the bottom
plug in the brak e housing .
6. P osition the wheel so that the plug hole is at the
ten or tw o o’cloc k position on the planetar y .
7. Slo wly add appro ximately 16 oz. (0.5 l) of high
quality SAE 85W -140 wt. g ear lube to the planetar y
fill hole (at the ten or tw o o’cloc k position) until
the lev el is up to the bottom of the brak e housing
c hec k hole . Install the plug .
8. R e peat the procedure on the opposite
planetar y/brak e assembly .
Checking the Rear Axle
Lubricant
T he rear axle is shipped from the factor y filled with
SAE 85W -140 wt. g ear lube . Chec k the oil lev el
before the engine is first star ted and ev er y 400 hours
thereafter . T he capacity is 80 oz. (2.4 l). Visually
inspect for leaks daily .
1. P osition the mac hine on a lev el surface .
2. R emo v e a c hec k plug from one end of the axle
( Figure 44 ) and mak e sure that the lubricant is
up to the bottom of the hole . If the lev el is lo w ,
remo v e the fill plug ( Figure 44 ) and add enough
lubricant to bring the lev el up to the bottom of the
c hec k plug holes .
Figure 44
1. Check plug 2. Fill plug
Changing the Rear Axle
Lubricant
Chang e the oil initially after the first 200 hours of
operation and ev er y 800 hours of operation thereafter .
1. P osition the mac hine on a lev el surface .
2. Clean the area around the 3 drain plugs , 1 on eac h
end and 1 in the center ( Figure 45 ).
Figure 45
1. Drain plug location
3. R emo v e the (3) oil lev el c hec k plugs and main axle
v ent cap to ease in draining of the oil.
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