7.0 Appendix A - Maintenance Guide
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7.1 Mechanical System
The machine should be lubricated every 6 months, and the knife should be changed when cut quality
becomes unacceptable.
7.1.1 Lubrication
Grease
Disconnect main power.
See Section 2.2 Power Lockout Procedure.
1. Remove the top cover by removing the four screws that mount it to the machine base.
Two are located in the rear, and two are located in the front. The hood must be in the up
position in order to remove the two front screws.
2. After removing the mounting screws, lift the top cover straight up until it clears the frame
plate inside. Set aside the top cover and mounting screws.
3. Brush high-pressure grease onto the exposed knife bar and knife bar bearing surfaces.
4. Brush high-pressure grease onto the exposed surfaces of the guide blocks on each end
of the clamp as shown in Figure 3.
5. Apply light machine oil to the clamp cylinder mounting pin and pull down bar mounting
screws on the clamp as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3- Rear Gib Lubrication
6. Apply light machine oil to all four knife link pins as shown in Figure 4- Front Gib
Lubrication on page 14.
7. Remove left rear panel.
Oil
NOTICE: UNSUPPORTED PRODUCT!
NO TECHNICAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE!
NO REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE!
