Lubricating The Cutterbar; Draining The Cutterbar Lubricant - MacDon R85 Operator's Manual

7.5.8 Lubricating the Cutterbar

The lubricant level in the cutterbar CANNOT be checked. If the cutterbar lubricant quantity is in doubt, do NOT add
lubricant. Drain the cutterbar and refill with new clean lubricant.

Draining the Cutterbar Lubricant

IMPORTANT:
Drain the cutterbar when the lubricant is warm. If the lubricant is cold, idle the machine for about 10 minutes
prior to draining.
DANGER
Stop engine and remove key from ignition before leaving operator's seat for any reason. A child or even a
pet could engage an idling machine.
CAUTION
Be careful when working around the blades. Blades are sharp and can cause serious injury. Wear gloves
when handling blades.
DANGER
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected start-up or fall of raised machine: stop engine, remove
key, and engage safety props before going under machine for any reason.
1. Park the machine on level ground.
2. Raise header fully.
3. Stop the engine and remove the key.
4. Engage header safety props. Refer to
Safety Props, page
5. Place a block under each end of the header (A).
NOTE:
The block under the left end of the header should
be higher than the right end.
6. Disengage header safety props. Refer to
Safety Props, page
7. Start windrower and lower header onto blocks.
8. Stop the engine and remove the key.
9. Open cutterbar doors (B). Refer to
page 28.
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5.3 Header
24.
5.3 Header
24.
5.5 Cutterbar Doors,
Figure 7.22: Header Raised Left Side
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