Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication
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Maintenance
Proper servicing and maintenance are key to the long life
of any Stump Grinder. With careful inspection and routine
maintenance, you can avoid costly downtime and repair.
Check all hardware after several hours of operation and
regularly thereafter to ensure they are tight and secured.
Replace worn, damaged, or illegible safety labels by
obtaining new labels from your Land Pride dealer.
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Always secure equipment with solid, non-concrete supports
before working under it. Never go under equipment supported
by concrete blocks or hydraulics. Concrete can break,
hydraulic lines can burst, and/or hydraulic controls can be
actuated even when power to hydraulics is off.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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Always shut tractor down using “Tractor Shutdown
Procedure” provided in this manual before servicing,
adjusting, cleaning, or maintaining this implement.
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Perform scheduled maintenance. Check for loose hardware,
missing parts, broken parts, structural cracks, and excessive
wear. Make repairs before putting the implement back into
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Allow only persons to perform maintenance on this
implement who have been properly trained in its safe
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Before any lubrication or maintenance is performed, lower
implement to ground, shut engine off, and remove ignition
key. Do not attempt to lubricate or perform maintenance
with implement or power machine running.
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Do not alter implement or replace parts on the implement
with other brands. Other brands may not fit properly or meet
OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) specifications.
They can weaken the integrity and impair the safety,
function, performance, and life of the implement. Replace
parts only with genuine OEM parts.
Remove & Install Cutting Wheel Guard
Figure 4-1
Cutting Wheel Maintenance
Access Cutting Wheel
Refer to Figure 4-1:
1. Access cutting wheel by removing 3/8" bolts (#5),
lock washers (#9), flat washers, (#8) guard
bushings (#4), and deflector (#2).
2. Remove nuts (#7), lock washers (#9), and flat
washers (#8). Do not remove carriage bolts (#6).
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Section 4: Maintenance & Lubrication