Echo Bear Cat 73554 - Manual (Page 26)

Page 23 Bearcat Chipper Shredder Operator’s Manual
Section
5
Service & Maintenance
To prevent personal injury or property damage: Shut
off engine, disconnect spark plug wire, remove igni-
tion key, disconnect the PTO driveline from the source
providing power or disconnect the driveline from the
chipper shredder and make sure that all moving parts
have come to a complete stop, before, servicing, ad-
justing or repairing.
WARNING
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
FREQUENCY
COMPONENT
MAINTENANCE
REQUIRED
BEFORE
EACH
USE
EVERY
8
HOURS
EVERY
25
HOURS
EVERY
50
HOURS
EVERY
100
HOURS
EVERY
200
HOURS
EVERY
500
HOURS
EVERY
1500
HOURS
ENGINE OIL CHECK OIL LEVEL
FUEL TANK FILL
AIR CLEANER CHECK AND CLEAN¹
AIR INTAKE CLEAN¹
NUTS AND BOLTS CHECK
PRE-CLEANER
ELEMENT
CLEAN¹
ENGINE OIL CHANGE¹
COOLING SHROUDS CLEAN¹
SPARK PLUG
CHECK CONDITION
AND GAP
BENDIX STARTER
DRIVE
SERVICE²
SOLENOID SHIFT
STARTER DISASSEMBLE AND
CLEAN²
FUEL FILTER REPLACE
CHIPPER BLADES
CHECK, SHARPEN IF
NEEDED³
SHREDDER KNIVES CHECK CONDITION OF
2-BOLT FLANGE
BEARINGS
GREASE
BELT TENSIONER
PIVOT
GREASE
PTO CROSS
JOURNALS
GREASE
PTO INNER TUBES GREASE
PTO SHIELD BEARINGS GREASE
BATTERY
CONNECTIONS
CHECK
BELT CONDITION CHECK
BELT TENSION CHECK
DISCHARGE TUBE
FLANGE
GREASE
SAFETY SWITCH CHECK FUNCTION
TRAILER TIRE
PRESSURE
CHECK
ENTIRE MACHINE CLEAN
¹ PERFORM MORE FREQUENTLY UNDER EXTREMELY DUSTY CONDITIONS.
² HAVE A KOHLER ENGINE SERVICE DEALER PERFORM THIS SERVICE.
³ IT IS A GOOD SIGN THAT YOUR CHIPPER BLADES WILL NEED SHARPENING WHEN MATERIAL STOPS SELF FEEDING.
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
The following items listed in the service and maintenance
schedule are to be checked and if necessary corrective ac-
tion taken. This schedule is designed for units operating
under normal conditions. If the unit is operating in adverse
or severe usage conditions it may be necessary for the items
to checked and serviced more requently.
See engine owners manual for further maintenance and
troubleshooting information.