Service Manual

Topdresser 1800 & 2500 Page 5 – 9 Chassis
Removal (Fig. 5)
1. Position Topdresser on a level surface with hopper
empty. Chock Topdresser wheels to prevent machine
from moving.
2. Remove conveyor belt from machine (see Opera-
tor’s Manual):
A. Remove conveyor chain guard and disconnect
drive chain (Figs. 6 and 7).
B. Remove fasteners that secure hopper to frame.
Pivot hopper rearward and lean against wall or post
(Fig. 8). Do not allow hopper to rest against rear of
machine as damage may result to brush or other
components.
IMPORTANT: Make sure hopper is pivoted be-
yond center and secured to wall or post to pre-
vent it from accidentally falling on work area (Fig.
8).
C. Loosen jam nuts that tension conveyor belt.
D. On right side of machine, loosen fasteners that
secure slider bed to frame. On left side of machine,
remove fasteners that secure slider bed to frame.
E. Remove conveyor belt from machine.
NOTE: Normal roller rotation is clockwise as viewed
from left side of machine (Fig. 9).
3. Loosen set screw (item 22) that secures bearing
locking collar to roller shaft. Using a punch and hammer,
rotate locking collar in the opposite direction of normal
roller rotation to loosen collar.
4. Support roller to prevent it from shifting.
5. Remove four (4) screws and lock washers that se-
cure bearings to frame. Remove roller assembly from
machine.
6. If rear roller was removed, remove two (2) set screws
that secure sprocket to roller. Remove sprocket, square
key and sprocket spacer from roller.
7. Slide bearings from roller shaft.
8. Inspect conveyor belt, hopper seals and gate edge
for wear or damage. Replace worn or torn components
to insure proper operation of machine.
Installation (Fig. 5)
1. Clean roller shaft ends and apply antiseize lubricant
to shaft ends. Slide bearing assembly onto each end of
roller shaft. Make sure that locking collar is orientated to-
ward the end of the roller. Do not tighten set screws in
locking collars.
1. Carriage screw
2. Chain guard
3. Flat washer
4. Lock nut
5. Cap screw
6. Lock washer
7. Hyd conveyor motor
8. Drive chain
Figure 6
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Topdresser 2500
1. Lock nut
2. Flat washer
3. Spacer
4. Guard
5. Chain guard
6. Cap screw
7. Lock washer
8. Cap screw
9. Hyd conveyor motor
10. Drive chain
Figure 7
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7
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Topdresser 1800
Figure 8
Chassis