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- On any machine,
maintenance is important.
Today we're gonna walk you through some of
the routine maintenance
procedures for your ZR5-1200
self-propelled baler.
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First we're gonna cover
routine maintenance items
that you wanna perform
before each use of baling.
The first would be to check
your hydraulic oil level
here at the sight glass on the
side of your hydraulic tank.
And you also wanna check hydraulic hoses
for any wear or damage,
and repair if necessary.
Next we're gonna check for misfed netwrap.
In order to do this, you
need to open the tailgate
and relieve the belt tension.
First, you're gonna start the machine
and open the tailgate fully.
Then you're gonna insert
the belt tension stop
and then get back in the
machine, start the machine
and lower the tailgate slightly.
Once you've relieved your
belt tension, go ahead
and lock your tailgate
and inspect the rollers
for any misfed netwrap
as well as the pickup.
A few other items you wanna check daily...
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is the coolant level,
located here,
as well as the engine air filter.
With the engine air filter,
you never wanna remove
and blow off this filter,
you simply watch the minder.
If the minder turns red,
you change the filter.
You'll also wanna check
the engine oil level daily.
Now let's talk about
maintenance you wanna do
after each day of baling.
A lot of the maintenance
items after a day of baling
are done easier by
unloading the bale chamber
out of the machine, which only
takes a matter of minutes.
Once you have the bale chamber
unloaded out of the machine,
you wanna blow the machine
off using compressed air.
Then lubricate your chains
and grease any zerks that are not included
in your auto greasing kit.
You also wanna inspect your pickup teeth
and stripper bands for any
damaged or missing teeth.
Now let's talk through
some maintenance items
you wanna perform every 50 hours,
or about every week depending
on how much you're baling.
The first would be to
check the cabin air filter,
located here.
You access it by removing
these two screws.
Once you have your compartment open,
you can remove each
filter and tap them out
or vacuum them if necessary,
or replace them if needed.
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The second item you should
check every 50 hours
would be your tires and rims.
The correct pressure should
be 20 PSI for your front tires
and 29 PSI for your rear tires.
You may also want to
torque your wheel lug bolts
at this time.
The front wheel lugs should
be torqued to 125 foot-pounds
and the rear to 775 foot-pounds.
Finally, every 500 to 1000 bales,
you'll need to check
your belts and lacings.
This can be done after
reconnecting your bale chamber
to your power unit after
your daily inspection
and the belt tension is relieved.
This illustration shows you
the top two pins that are new.
The bottom pin has a segmented appearance,
which means it needs to be replaced.
A few final things that
an operator should check
and replace as necessary
are pickup teeth, chains -
a chain is considered worn out
if it's three-percent longer
than when new or if it's
no longer properly meshing
with your sprockets - lights,
tailgate latch and your netwrap knife.
For all other engine and
maintenance over 50 hours,
please refer to your
engine maintenance manual
as well as your engine operator
and maintenance manual,
or consult your Vermeer
dealer for more details.
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