MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
DANGER! INSTALL TRANSPORT PINS FOR WINGS AND CENTER FRAMES BEFORE DOING ANY SERVICE OR REPAIR WORK ON THE CUTTER.
Failure of a hydraulic hose or cylinder seal could cause the wings or center section to drop rapidly causing injury or death. Refer to the “Operation - Transportation” section of this manual for transport pin locations.
Slip Clutches
Each of the drive shafts has a slip clutch
Disassembly
Fully loosen all four socket head screws
Remove the taper pin.
Loosen the bolts evenly and progressively (i.e. do not remove eachnut completely in sequence) to uniformly reduce the spring load.
Disassemble the clutch completely.
Check the condition of all components.
New friction linings are 3.2 mm thick. Replacement is recommended when linings wear below a thickness of 2 . 5 m m . Clean up the metal contact surfaces with brake cleaner and a wire b r u s h , i f necessary.
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