John Deere RG5500 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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DO NOT GREASE GRINDING SHAFT
BEARINGS FOR THE FIRST 2 YEARS. THEY
ARE GREASED AT THE FACTORY. GREASING
MAY CAUSE THE BEARINGS TO OVERHEAT
AND FAIL PREMATURELY.
1. Clean the dust tray located at the lower front
of the machine monthly using a vacuum or
by removing it. Pull the tray out until the back
of the tray is even with the front of the frame
and vacuum it out. To remove continue to
pull straight out until the tray is free.
2. Inspect the Poly-V belt on the grinding motor
for cracking and make any
necessary adjustments every three months.
3. Wipe off and lubricate with never-seize, the
horizontal adjustment shafts located on the
tooling every six months.
4. Wipe off and lubricate with never-seize, the
vertical adjustment shafts every six months.
Run the arms up and down to coat the
working areas of the shaft.
5. Inspect the traverse cog belt for
cracking and defects every three months.
Remove any grit or dust that may affect the
function of the belt. Adjust tension if
necessary per procedures called out in the
adjustment section. See FIG 9.
6. Clean and lubricate the grinding shaft and
traverse shafts every 2 to 4 weeks. Follow
the proceedure on the next page.
7. Lubricate grinding shaft bearings with one
shot of grease once every 2 years. See
FIG 9.
DAILY MAINTENANCE IS SPECIFIED ON PAGE 6,
AND IS TO BE PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR.
LISTED BELOW ARE PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
ITEMS TO BE PERFORMED BY YOUR
COMPANY'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT:
USE CAUTION WHEN PULLING THE
TRAY OUT AS THERE IS NO
MECHANICAL STOP. WHEN REMOVING
TRAY PULL STRAIGHT OUT AND
SUPPORT THE TRAY TO PREVENT
DUMPING.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
FIG. 8
FIG. 7
DUST TRAY
VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT
SHAFTS LOCATED INSIDE
HOUSING - ACCESS THRU
SIDE PANELS
HORIZONTAL
ADJUSTMENT
SHAFT
POLY-V BELT LOCATED
BEHIND PANEL