MAINTENANCE

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES

Read and follow the maintenance schedule and the procedures listed in the maintenance section.

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

Fill in dates as you complete regular service.

Check for loose fasteners

Check for worn or damaged parts Lubricate brush shaft bearings Lubricate wheel bearings

Clean Sweeper

Clean, inspect and lubricate gears

 

 

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SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE

•Clean the sweeper after each use.

•Inspect for worn or damaged parts, such as brushes and wheels.

•Every year, remove the wheels to clean and lubricate the gears, wheels and axles. After cleaning, lubricate the axles and the teeth on the gears and wheels with a light coat of grease. To remove a wheel, pop off the hub cap to expose the head of the bolt. Remove the nut and step spacer from the bolt and then remove the wheel along with the bolt and washers. When re-assembling, be sure the step spacer is properly seated in the hole in the sweeper housing. Refer to "Gear and Drive Pin

Service" and figure 22 on page 12.

CLEANING

•Clean the sweeper housing with a soft brush or cloth.

•Clean debris from the hopper bag with a brush or broom.

•Remove any material which has wrapped around the brushes or the ends of the brush shaft.

Wheels skid when sweeping

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Brushes set too low.

• Adjust height till brushes are 1/2" down into grass.

 

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Brushes are jammed.

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Stop sweeper. Remove obstruction.

 

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Wheels are jammed.

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Remove one wheel at a time to check for obstruction

 

 

 

 

or damage. Refer to Service and Adjustments section.

STORAGE

CAUTION: Before storing the sweeper, always empty hopper bag to avoid spontaneous combustion.

•Clean the sweeper and hopper bag thoroughly to help prevent rust and mildew.

•To collapse the hopper bag for storage, remove the two hopper support rods from the rear of the hopper.

•Remove the pin (20) from the center hole, fold the draw bar and then replace the pin (20). Refer to figure

5 on page 6.

•Remove the wing nuts (31) from the bag arm channel. Fold the bag arm channels into the sweeper housing and replace the wing nuts (31). Refer to figure 3 on page 5.

•Store in a dry area.

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