Maintenance And Lubrication - Benassi MC2300 Reverso Instruction And Maintenance Manual

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IMPORTANT :
Before doing the operations described below, switch off the engine.
The milling unit (Picture 11) can b e mounted so that the mo wing rotation corr esponds to the advan cing wh eel rotation or
contrar y to it. See the dart indication on the mo wing unit side.
To change the rotation take out the hood panel for milling cutter unscrewing the two bolts (Ref. "A" Picture 10) and the bolt
(Ref. B Picture10).
Slip the milling transmission unit off by pulling the lever (Ref. B Picture 8), remove the spur (Ref. A Picture 11), taking off the
bolt (Ref. A Picture 11) and mount it again upside-down. Then mount the hood panel for milling cutter again on the
transmission unit upsid e-down making all the inver se pro cess .
The milling cutter hood panel can en able, through two adjustable sid es (Ref. "B" and "C" Picture 11) two wor king width, cm.
40 and 50.
In the narro wer version, the milling blades of the external cutters have to be scr ewed and turned in wards (Ref. "D" Picture11).
A good mai ntenance and a perfect lubricati on are both necess ary operations to keep your mac hine perfectl y efficient. The machine is
normally deli vered pac ked and without engine oil, as it is indicated on the note applied to the engine.
ENGINE
Please follow the specific "ENGINE USE AND MAINTENANCE" bookl et provided with the mac hine for i nstructions, use and mai ntenance of
the engine.
It is a good rule to control the oil level ever y 5 hours of work and to change it every 50 hours. Use oil SAE 40 in summer and SAE 20 in
winter. The first oil c hange must be done after 10 hours of wor k.
Control that the air-filter is clean, if the filter is in oil bath control the level ever y 8-10 hours of wor k or even more frequentl y if you are
wor king in dusty grounds . Use engine oil to restore the oil level; before r efilling the oil tank, was h it c arefully.
GEAR BOX
Control the oil level ever y 50 hours of work by taking out the cap on the gear box c ase (the machine must be in the horizontal position).
If necess ary, add oil SAE 80-90. It is suggested to c hange oil at least onc e a year . T o empty the oil in the gear box, unscrew the cap of the
inferior part of the box (Ref. "A" Picture 14), take out the oil cap (Ref. "A" picture 7) to allow the oil flowing out more easily. Put the inferior
cap again and fill with oil though the cap (Ref. "A" Picture 7) up to the screw level (Ref. "B" Picture 7).
MILLING CUTTER
Befor e starti ng to wor k, c ontrol that all screws are well fastened, especiall y those of the mill hoes .
Control the oil level of the milling cutter trans mission unit ever y 100 hours of work , by taking out the c ap on the lid (Ref. "E" Picture 11). Oil
must fill almost c ompletely the gearbox c ase. Us e SAE 80- 90 oil.
CUTTERBAR
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Befor e starti ng to wor k, c ontrol that all screws are tight fas tened.
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Every 4 hours of work lubricate the i nside of the blade head.
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Every 10 hours of wor k lubricate the ecc entric ferrule - (Ref. "A" Picture 12).
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Every 20 hours of wor k lubricate the linkage between the c utterbar and the machi ne.
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Periodicall y is needed to control bl adehol ders (Ref. "B" Picture 12) s o that the blade has not too much freeplay or is fastened too tight. If
the c utting of the grass after the adjustments is not s atisfying, the blade needs to be grinded or changed.
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