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Chapter 4 - Maintenance of Rotary
Tiller/Power Weeder/Cultivator
Duetorotarysituation,abrasionandloadchangeofRotaryTiller/PowerWeeder/Cultivator,boltswill
becomelooseandpartswillbewornduringthework.Thesechangeswilldestroytheproperworking
stateofRotaryTiller/PowerWeeder/Cultivator,createabnormalttingclearance,degradeoutputof
dieselengine,increaseoilconsumption,leadtothemaladjustmentofspareparts,increasemalfunction
of Rotary Tiller/Power Weeder/Cultivator. All these will seriously affect the working efciency of
RotaryTiller/PowerWeeder/Cultivator.Todecreasethefrequencyoftheabove-mentionedaccidents,
preventionofmaintenanceworkmustbedonestrictlyandregularlytokeeptheRotaryTiller/Power
Weeder/Cultivatorinagoodtechnicalstateandprolongitslife.
Running-in of Rotary Tiller/Power Weeder/Cultivator:
1. Asforrunning-inofRotaryTiller/PowerWeeder/Cultivator,pleaserefertoitsinstruction.
2. IfRotaryTiller/PowerWeeder/Cultivatorisneworisjustheavyrepair,itshouldworkwithout
load for one hour. After the Rotary Tiller/Power Weeder/Cultivator works with light load for
vehours,alloilingearboxandcrankcaseofdieselengineshouldbedrainedimmediately.
Afterwards,youshouldrefueladequatecleanoil,runtheRotaryTiller/PowerWeeder/Cultivator
atidlespeedfor3to5minutestowashit,thendrainoilcompletely.Pleaserefueloilandcarry
outrunning-infor4hoursaccordingtotheforthprocedureofchapter3.Bydoingso,theRotary
Tiller/PowerWeeder/Cultivatorcanworkinnormalcondition.
Technical maintenance of Rotary Tiller/Power Weeder/Cultivator
A. Every-timemaintenance(beforeandafterwork):
1. Listenandcheckifthereismalfunctionofeverypart(suchasabnormalnoise,overheat,
loose screw and so on).
2. Checkifthereisoilleakagefromdieselengine,gearboxandrunninggear.
3. Checkiftheoillevelofdieselengineandgearboxisbetweentheupperandlowerlimitof
dipstick.
4. Cleanthewholemachineandsparepartswhicharewithmud,grassandoilstainregularly.
5. Dodailyrecord.
B. Primarymaintenance(per150hours)
6. Carryoutmaintenanceworkbasedonallcontentsofevery-timemaintenance.
7. Washgearbox,runninggearboxandchangelubeoil.
8. Checkandadjustclutch,shiftsystemandreversegearsystem.
C. Secondarymaintenance(per800hours)
9. Carryoutmaintenanceworkbasedonallcontentsofprimarymaintenance.
10. Checkallgearsandbearings.Iftheyarefrettedseverely,pleasereplacethem.
11. CheckotherpartsofRotaryTiller/PowerWeeder/Cultivator,suchas:rotarybladesorbolts
andsoon.Ifthereisdamage,pleasereplacethem.
D. Technicalinspection(per1500-2000hours)
12. Takethewholemachinetothespecicmaintenancestation,tohaveacheck.Ifthespare
partsareseverelyfretted,theymustbechangedorrepairedaccordingtothesituation.