Operator's Manual

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1. Position machine on a level surface, lower the cutting
units and stop the engine.
2. Clean area around filler neck and cap of hydraulic tank.
Remove cap from filler neck (Fig. 18).
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Figure 18
1. Hydraulic tank cap
3. Remove dipstick from filler neck and wipe it with a
clean rag. Insert dipstick into filler neck; then remove it
and check level of fluid. Fluid level should be within
1/4 inch (6 mm) of mark on dipstick.
4. If level is low, add appropriate fluid to raise level to full
mark.
5. Install dipstick and cap onto filler neck.
Checking the Rear Axle
Lubricant
(Model 03551 Only)
The rear axle has three separate reservoirs which use SAE
80W-90 wt. gear lube. Although the axle is shipped with
lubricant from the factory, check the level before operating
the machine.
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Remove check plugs (3) from axle and make sure
lubricant is up to bottom of each hole
(Figures 19 and 20).
3. If level is low, remove center fill plug and add enough
lubricant to bring the level up to the bottom of the
center check plug hole (Figures 19 and 20).
4. Remove each end check plug and add enough lubricant
to bring the level up to the bottom of each check plug
hole.
5. Install all the plugs.
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1
2
Figure 19
1. Check plug 2. Fill plug
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Figure 20
1. Left check plug—rear part
of axle
Checking the Reel to Bedknife
Contact
Each day before operating, check reel to bedknife contact,
regardless if quality of cut had previously been acceptable.
There must be light contact across the full length of the reel
and bedknife (refer to Adjusting Reel to Bedknife in
Cutting Unit Operator’s Manual).
Check the Torque of the Wheel
Nuts
Tighten wheel nuts to 75–80 ft-lb (102–108 NS m) after
1 to 4 hours of operation and again after 10 hours of
operation and every 250 hours thereafter.