Section 6: Maintenance; Schedule; Cleaning & Protecting - Grizzly G0453 Owner's Manual

SEctION 6: MAINtENANcE

Always disconnect power
to the machine before
performing maintenance.
failure to do this may
result in serious person-
al injury.

Schedule

For optimum performance from your machine,
follow this maintenance schedule and refer to any
specific instructions given in this section.
Note: This maintenance schedule is based on
average daily usage. Adjust the maintenance
schedule to match your usage to keep your planer
running smoothly and to protect your investment.
Every 8 hours of Operation:
• Clean machine and protect unpainted cast
iron.
lubricate feed rollers bushings (Page 31).
•
• tighten loose mounting bolts.
• Check/sharpen/replace damaged or worn
knives (Page 36).
• Check/repair/replace worn or damaged
wires.
• resolve any other unsafe condition.
Every 40 hours of Operation:
•
Clean cutterhead and check knife height
(Page 36).
• lubricate table columns and leadscrews
(Page 31).
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Every 160 hours of Operation:
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yearly:
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Vacuum excess wood chips and sawdust from the
outside of the machine, inside the cabinet, and
off the motor. protect the unpainted cast iron sur-
faces on the table by wiping the table clean after
every use—this ensures moisture from wood dust
does not remain on bare metal surfaces.
Keep tables rust-free with regular applications of
products like g96
Boeshield
Page 29 for more details).
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Check/tension/replace V-belts (Page 37).
Clean/vacuum dust buildup from inside cabi-
net and off motor.
lubricate table height worm gear (Page 31).
lubricate table height chain and sprockets
(Page 32).
lubricate drive chain and sprockets (Page
32).
Change gearbox oil (Page 32).
cleaning &
Protecting
gun treatment, slipit
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t-9 (see Section 5: Accessories on
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g0453/g0454 (Mfg. since 3/08)
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