Grizzly G1021x owner manual Maintenance, Schedule, Cleaning, Belts

SECTION 6: MAINTENANCE

Always disconnect power to the machine before performing maintenance. Failure to do this may result in serious person- al injury.

Schedule

For optimum performance from your machine, follow this maintenance schedule and refer to any specific instructions given in this section. Refer to Lubrication on Page 23 for specific lubrication instructions.

Daily:

•Clean unpainted cast iron part of table

•Lubricate feed rollers

Weekly Maintenance:

•Clean cutterhead

•Lubricate four columns

Monthly Check:

•Inspect V-belt tension, damage, or wear

•Clean/vacuum dust buildup from inside cabi- net and off motor

•Lubricate worm gear

•Lubricate chain

•Lubricate drive chain

Yearly:

•Change gear box oil (should be performed after the first 20 hrs when planer is new)

Cleaning

Vacuum excess wood chips and sawdust, and wipe off the remaining dust with a dry cloth—this ensures moisture from wood dust does not remain on bare metal surfaces. Treat all unpainted cast iron and steel with a non-staining lubricant after cleaning. We recommend products like SLIPIT®, G96® Gun Treatment, or Boeshield® T-9 (see Page 21 for more details).

V-Belts

Adjust/replace belts by using the hex nuts on the motor mount bolt (Figure 20) to control the tension. The correct tension for the V-belts is 1/4" deflection when pushed in the center with moder- ate pressure. After the first 16 hours of belt life, retension them, as they will stretch and seat dur- ing this time.

Always replace the V-belts with a matched set of 3 belts, or belt tension may not be even among the 3 belts and can cause premature belt failure.

Figure 20. Motor mount bolt.

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