Routine Service and Maintenance
If the trencher chain needs to be removed from the trencher, it can be broken at the Master Link.
CAUTION
When the Master Link is removed, the chain could fall off the trencher frame. Keep your hands and feet from underneath the chain to prevent injury.
To separate the Master Link:
1.Inspect the chain and locate the master link (Item 1, Figure
2.Support the trencher chain from underneath the trencher frame.
3.Remove the cotter pin (Item 2, Figure
4.Remove the spacer tube (Item 4, Figure
5.Using an appropriate lifting device, remove the trencher chain from the trencher frame.
6.Replace the trencher chain and reassemble the master link by reversing Steps
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