Gearbox Oil Level | Connecting to Power | |
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Before starting your machine for the first time, make sure the gearbox has oil. The proper oil level is just even with the bottom of the fill plug hole. The gearbox uses
To check the gearbox oil level:
1.Using a 14mm wrench or socket, remove the gearbox fill plug (Figure 11).
Figure 11. Gearbox fill plug location.
2.Using the short end of a clean 6mm hex wrench, dip it inside the fill hole and remove it.
—If the end of the hex wrench is coated with oil, then the gearbox oil level is okay. Replace the fill plug and continue with set up.
—If the end of the hex wrench is not coated with oil, then you need to add more oil. Refer to Page 24, "Gearbox" for instruc- tions on how to do this.
Note: Replace the gearbox oil after the first 20 hours of operation. This is a normal
Model G1033X (Mfg. since 4/10)
Now is the time to connect your planer to the power source. Make sure you have read Circuit Requirements on Page 9, before doing so.
Test Run
Loose hair and cloth- ing could get caught in machinery and cause serious personal inju- ry. Keep loose clothing rolled up and long hair tied up and away from machinery.
To perform a test run:
1.Read the entire instruction manual, and make sure oil is in the gearbox.
2.Make sure all tools and foreign objects have been removed from the machine.
3.Put on safety glasses, and secure loose clothes or long hair.
4.Press the green button to turn the machine ON. The planer should run smoothly with little or no vibration. After verifying this, turn the planer OFF.