Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 2 hours
Yearly
Yearly or before storage
Preparing for Maintenance
1.
Move the machine to a level surface.
2.
Stop the machine, remove the electric-start
key, wait for all movement to stop, and remove
the battery pack(s) from the machine before
adjusting, servicing, cleaning, or storing the
machine.
Checking and Adjusting the
Skids and Scraper
Service Interval: Yearly—Check the skids and
the scraper and adjust them if
necessary.
Check the skids and the scraper to ensure that the
auger does not contact the paved or gravel surface.
Adjust the skids and the scraper as needed to
compensate for wear.
1.
Check the tire pressure; refer to
Tire Pressure (page
2.
Loosen the nuts that secure both skids to the
auger sides until the skids slide up and down
easily.
Important:
The auger blades must be
supported above the ground by the skids.
Maintenance Procedure
• Inspect the traction cable and adjust it if necessary.
• Inspect the auger/impeller cable and adjust it if necessary.
• Check the skids and the scraper and adjust them if necessary.
• Inspect the traction cable and adjust or replace it if necessary.
• Inspect the auger/impeller cable and adjust or replace it if necessary.
• Check the auger-gearbox oil and add oil if necessary.
• Lubricate the hex shaft.
• Check the air pressure in the tires and inflate them to 116 to 137 kPa (17 to 20 psi).
• Have an Authorized Service Dealer inspect and replace the traction-drive belt and/or
the auger/impeller drive belt, if necessary.
7 Checking the
12).
1. 3 mm (1/8 inch)
3.
Ensure that the scraper is 3 mm (1/8 inch) above
and parallel to a level surface.
Note:
If the pavement is cracked, rough, or
uneven, adjust the skids to raise the scraper. For
gravel surfaces, adjust the skids further down to
prevent the machine from picking up rocks.
4.
Move the skids down until they are even with
the ground.
5.
Firmly tighten the nuts that secure both skids
to the auger sides.
Note:
To easily adjust the skids if they loosen,
support the scraper 3 mm (1/8 inch) off the
pavement, then adjust the skids down to the
pavement.
Note:
If the skids become excessively worn,
you can turn them over and set the unused side
toward the pavement.
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