Service Intervals

SERVICE	INTERVAL
• Required service interval	Every 10 hours or 400 Bales1	Every 50 hours or 2000 Bales1	Every 150 hours or 6000 Bales1	Every 250 hours or 10,000 Bales1	Every 500 hours or 20,000 Bales1	Yearly
Check rotor chain tension	•
Check pickup chain tension	•
Lubricate pickup freewheel clutch	•
Lubricate pickup cam clutch2	•
Lubricate front PTO shaft	•
Lubricate rear PTO shaft	•
Lubricate feeder fork	•
Lubricate main packer shaft bearing (left-hand side)	•
Lubricate driven crop roll bearing (if equipped)	•
Check driven crop roll chain (if equipped)	•
Check front knotter gear case oil level		•
Check rear knotter gear case oil level		•
Check main gear case oil level		•
Replace prechopper gear case oil		•
Check packer gear case oil level		•
Check hydraulic oil level		•
Check plunger needle slots		•
Check needle/plunger overlap timing		•
Check knotters		•
Check feeder fork lock		•
Check automatic grease system		•
Lubricate pickup pivot wheels		•
Lubricate axle pivots		•
Lubricate axle hinges		•
Lubricate brake levers		•
Lubricate rotor driveshaft		•
Lubricate needle carrier connecting rod		•
Lubricate ratchet pin and roll		•
Check knotter trip mechanism			•
Check measure plate cable			•
Check needle throws			•
Check knotter shaft brake			•
Check twine retainer disk			•
Lubricate knotter driveshaft			•
Lubricate shear bolt housing			•
Lubricate main drive overload clutch2			•
Check plunger knife clearance				•
Check plunger adjustment				•
Bleed 23-knife precutter hydraulic system				•
Lubricate packer clutch				•
Lubricate feeder fork slip clutch2				•
Lubricate rotor cam clutch2				•
Replace main gear case oil				•
Replace rear knotter gear case oil				•
Replace front knotter gear case oil				•
Replace packer gear case oil				•
Replace hydraulic oil and filter					•
Check tucker finger spring						•
Check needle to knotter clearances						•
Check twine placement arm spring						•
Check twine path						•
Check wheel nut torque3						•
Check friction clutch						•