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11. Maintenance............................................................................................................................... 46
11.1. General ................................................................................................................................................ 46
11.2. Maintenance schedule ..................................................................................................................... 48
11.2.1. Special maintenance .............................................................................................................49
11.2.2. Daily maintenance................................................................................................................. 50
11.2.3. Maintenance after 5 hours of use ..................................................................................... 50
11.2.4. Maintenance after 10 hours of use.................................................................................... 50
11.2.5. Maintenance after 25 hours of use................................................................................... 50
11.2.6. Maintenance after 50 hours of use.....................................................................................51
11.2.7. Maintenance after 100 hours of use (or every six months)...........................................51
11.2.8. Maintenance after 200 hours of use (or annually) .........................................................51
11.2.9. Maintenance after 400 hours of use..................................................................................51
11.3. Miscellaneous interventions ............................................................................................................52
11.3.1. Removing the belt cover.......................................................................................................52
11.3.2. Removing the chain guard...................................................................................................52
11.3.3. Disconnecting the battery....................................................................................................53
11.3.4. Opening the blade shaft compartment.............................................................................53
11.3.5. Setting the blow chute to the working or lowered position........................................ 54
11.3.6. Manually lifting the feed roller............................................................................................55
11.4. Engine maintenance......................................................................................................................... 56
11.4.1. Checking engine oil level + refilling .................................................................................. 56
11.4.2. Changing the engine oil........................................................................................................57
11.4.3. Cleaning the air filter.............................................................................................................57
11.4.4. Replacing the air filter ......................................................................................................... 58
11.4.5. Changing the engine fuel filter .......................................................................................... 58
11.4.6. Refilling the hydraulic fluid ................................................................................................. 58
11.4.7. Changing the hydraulic fluid filter......................................................................................59
11.5. Machine maintenance ........................................................................................................................61
11.5.1. Routine inspection of the blades.........................................................................................61
11.5.2. Sharpening the blades ..........................................................................................................62
11.5.3. Turning or replacing the blades......................................................................................... 64
11.5.3.1. How to turn a blade.............................................................................................. 65
11.5.3.2. How to replace a blade .........................................................................................67
11.5.4. Checking the tension of the drive belt..............................................................................69
11.5.5. Checking the alignment of the pulleys / Replacing the belt........................................69
11.5.6. Checking the tension of the feed roller transmission chain ........................................70
11.5.7. Checking and adjusting the tension of the tracks (Cross Country model)................71
11.5.8. General lubrication................................................................................................................. 72
11.5.8.1. Lubrication of pivot points and friction surfaces........................................... 72
11.5.8.1.1. This group includes the following locations on the machine: ................................72
11.5.8.13. Lubricating using the grease fittings ...........................................................................73
11.5.8.14. Lubricating the bearings.................................................................................................74
11.5.8.15. Lubricating the chains and sprockets ..........................................................................75
