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SECTION 7 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING

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7.13 CONDITIONER

CAUTION

To avoid personal injury, before servicing
header/mower conditioner or opening drive
covers, follow procedures in Section 7.1
PREPARATION FOR SERVICING.

7.13.1 Changing Gearbox Oil

NOTE

Change conditioner drive gearbox
lubricant after the first 50 hours of
operation, and every 1000 hours

(or 3 years) thereafter.

a. Lower header to ground.

b. Open driveline shield.

c. Place a suitable container under gearbox drain

to collect oil.

d. Remove

breather

(A), check plug (B), and drain

plug (C).

e. Allow oil to drain.

f. Replace drain plug (C), and add oil at (A) to

required level. Use Gear Lubricant,

SAE 85W-140, API Service Class GL-5,

1.06 quarts (1.0 liters).

g. Oil is at required level when it runs out of check

plug (B).

7.13.2 Removing Forming Shield

a. Remove hairpins (D), and washers that secure

straps (E) to frame.

b. Hold onto forming shield, and slip straps off pins.

Lower forming shield to ground.

c. Remove two clevis pins (F) from forming shield

forward end.

d. Lift forming shield off bolts (G) in windrower

legs, and lower to ground. Replace clevis pins in
forming shield.

e. Slide forming shield out from under windrower,

or drive windrower away from forming shield.

E

D

B

A

C

F

G

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