Assembly; General Assembly; Start-Up; Basic Start-Up Procedures - pronovost P-982TRC-150 Operator's & Parts Manual

ASSEMBLY & STARTING-UP
Figure 16
Figure 17
Figure 18

ASSEMBLY

1) The Snowblower is shipped partly assembled.
2) Install P.T.O. shaft and place the shear pin end on
the Snowblower side. Then attach safety shield
support chain as shown (Fig. 16). WARNING:
The telescoping tubes of the drive shaft must
never be allowed to bottom out while maintaining
a minimum overlap of 6 inches.
START-UP PROCEDURES
1) Check oil level in gearbox. Use S.A.E. W90 gear
box oil.
2) Lubricate all points with a good quality
multipurpose grease.
3) Check chain take-up adjustment. The spring
maintaining the tension must be compressed to a
length between 2 3/4" and 3 1/2".
4) Verify for adequate tightness of all fastening
devices. Refer to torque chart on page 41.
5) Adjust skid shoes according to ground conditions
(Fig. 17).
6) Use 540 RPM drive line or if your snowblower is
eqyupped with a 1000 to 540 RPM speed reducer,
use 1000 RPM drive line.
7) Check oil level in chain box (Fig. 18). Fill to level
of plug. Use S.A.E. W90 gear oil.
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