Changing Oil In Knife Drive Box; Knife Drive Belts; Non-Timed Knife Drive Belts - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

Changing Oil in Knife Drive Box

Change knife drive box lubricant after the first 50 hours of operation and every 1000 hours (or 3 years) thereafter.
To change the oil in the knife drive box, follow these steps:
1. Raise header to allow a suitable container to be placed
under the knife box drain to collect oil.
2. Open endshield(s).
page 35.
3. Remove breather/dipstick (A) and drain plug (B).
4. Allow oil to drain.
5. Reinstall drain plug (B).
6. Add oil to knife drive box.
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants, page 112
for quantity.
7. Close endshield(s). Refer to
36.

5.6.2 Knife Drive Belts

Non-Timed Knife Drive Belts

The knife drive box is driven by a V-belt that is powered by a hydraulic motor on the header left endsheet. There is
an identical drive system at the opposite end of 40-foot double-knife headers.
Removing Non-Timed Knife Drive Belt
This procedure describes the removal of the knife drive belt on single-knife headers and double-knife headers with
non-timed drives.
NOTE:
Procedure is the same for both ends of a double-knife header.
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Refer to Opening Endshields,
Refer to
Closing Endshields, page
5.2.1
Figure 5.56: Knife Drive Box
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