Gearcase lubrication

CAUTION!

■■Over-lubricating may cause the gearcase to run slower than normal, and may also cause leakage from excess grease. ■■Do not remove the conrods from the cutters. Conrod bearings can be lost or damaged if disturbed.

Top off gearcase grease level by using a lever-type grease gun to force 1–2 strokes of high quality lithium-based grease through the gearcase grease fitting.

Every 60 hours

(or before long-term storage)

Remove the gearcase cover, and use solvent and a soft brush to remove all old grease from the gearcase. To refill, hand-pack the gearcase with approximately 40–50 grams of high quality lithium-based grease (50–70% of capacity). DO NOT OVERFILL!

Grease fitting

 

BOTTOM

 

VIEW

DO NOTE REMOVE

 

CONRODS

 

BOTTOM VIEW

 

Gearcase cover

Hex screws

 

Gearcase lubrication

 

Cutter blade adjustment

WARNING!

The cutter blades are very sharp! Always wear gloves when working around the cutter assembly.

Cutting performance of your machine depends a great deal on proper cutter blade adjustment. Properly adjusted blades will oscillate freely yet help pre- vent binding of cut material between blades. Adjust blades as follows:

1.Loosen all blade locknuts at least one full turn.

2.Tighten each blade shoulder bolt firmly, and then loosen the shoulder bolts

1/4 to 1/2 turn.

CAUTION!

Operating the trimmer with worn or improperly adjusted cutters will reduce cutter performance and may also damage your machine. Never operate the machine with damaged or worn cutters.

3.Working from the gearcase end, lock each bolt in place by firmly tightening its locknut while preventing the shoulder bolt from turning.

When shoulder bolt adjustment is correct, there should be a gap of 0.25–

0.50mm between the cutter blades and the flat washers, and the flat washer beneath each bolt head should turn freely.

 

 

Locknut

Guide Bar

 

 

Cutter

 

Washer

Shoulder Bolt

(should turn

Blades

freely)

 

 

Adjusting cutter blades

 

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Shindaiwa X7502862800, HT231 manual Gearcase lubrication, Cutter blade adjustment

HT231, X7502862800 specifications

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