Maintenance - pronovost P-982TRC-150 Operator And Parts Manual

MAINTENANCE

1) Wipe off all grease fittings with a clean cloth
before adding grease in order to avoid injecting
dirt and sand.
2) Repair or replace damaged grease fittings.
3) Lubricate all grease fittings every 10 hours of
operation.
4) Oil drive chain every 8 hours of operation.
5) Lubricate P.T.O. shaft as indicated below:
Pull out the P.T.O. And lubricate between the two
tubes with low temperature grease.
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6) Check oil level in gear box once a month. Adjust
to required oil level as per drawing in Parts List
Use SAE 80W90 oil.
section.
7) Check oil level in auger drive chain box once a
month. Fill to level plug.
8) Check tension of drive chain every 24 hours of
operation and adjust if necessary.
9) Check for tightness of bearing collars every 48
hours of operation.
10) Change gearbox oil once a year. Adjust to required
oil level as per drawing in Parts List section.
SAE 80W90 oil.
Use SAE 80W90 oil.
Use
11) Check all nuts and bolts once a year. If necessary
use torque chart on page 43.
12) Standard scraper blades are reversible. Reverse
when one edge is worn out.
13) For the auger drive shaft, always use a grade 5
shear bolt.
14) For the PTO shaft, always use a grade 10.9 shear
bolt at 540 RPM or a grade 8.8 shear bolt at 1000
RPM.
15) UHMW slides do not require lubrification except
at the end of the season in order to prevent corro-
sion of steel components that are in contact with
the UHMW material.
If your snowblower is equipped with the optional
speed reducer
16) After 10 working hours, the chain's adjustment (if
applicable) must be checked and every 100
working hours. Please refer to section: Mainte-
nance on Speed Reducer.
17) Check oil level in speed reducer once a month.
Adjust to required oil level as per drawing in Parts
List section. Use SAE 80W90 oil.
18) Drain the oil of the speed reducer once a year.
Adjust to required oil level as per drawing in Parts
List section. Use SAE 80W90 oil.
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