Operator's Manual

Maintenance
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst50hours
•Changetheplanetarygearcaseoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Greasethecradlearmpivotpoints.(Greaseallttingsimmediatelyafterevery
washing.)
•Checktheaugerteethandreplacethemiftheyaredamagedorworn.
Every1,000hours
•Changetheplanetarygearcaseoil.
Beforestorage
•Checktheaugerteethandreplacethemiftheyaredamagedorworn.
•Paintchippedsurfaces.
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldstarttheengine.Accidentalstartingofthe
enginecouldseriouslyinjureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitchbeforeyoudoanymaintenance.
GreasingtheCradleArmPivot
Points
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily(Grease
allttingsimmediatelyafterevery
washing.)
GreaseType:General-purposegrease
1.Stoptheengineandremovethekey.
2.Cleanthegreasettingswitharag.
3.Connectagreaseguntoeachtting.
4.Pumpgreaseintothettingsuntilgreasebeginsto
oozeoutofthebearings.
5.Wipeupanyexcessgrease.
ChangingPlanetaryGearCase
Oil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every1,000hours
Theplanetarygearcaserequires0.85pintsofamild,
extremepressurelubricant,ratedAPI-GL-5,number
80or90.
1.Supportthedriveheadoveranoilpan(Figure11).
Figure11
1.Planetarygearcase3.Motor
2.Bolts
2.Removethe4boltssecuringthemotorandremove
themotor,allowingalloftheoiltodrainintothepan.
3.Whentheoiliscompletelydrained,turnthedrive
headsothattheopeningisfacingtheup.
4.Add0.85pintsofamild,extremepressurelubricant,
ratedAPI-GL-5,number80or90.
5.Replacethemotorandsecureitwiththefourbolts
removedpreviously.Torquetheboltsto105ft-lb
(142N-m)
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