Claas Rollant 240 / 250 / 254 / 255 service schedule

Balers · Claas operating manual 000 299 119 5 (machines from serial 72505431 / 74800011 / 75400011 / 74900011); undated copy

Covers the Claas Rollant 240 / 250 / 254 / 255 (Roto Cut) fixed-chamber round balers.

Every maker's service job for the Claas Rollant 240 / 250 / 254 / 255, counted in hours, with the oils, filters and parts each one needs. Add your implement to Farmyard Workshop and it works out what's due from your hours and dates, and keeps the service history.

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Versions: 540 rpm gearbox (240/250: 1.20 L; 254/255: 1.75 L); 1000 rpm gearbox (250/254/255: 2.00 L)

Service intervals

Job	When
Check and adjust drive chain tension	every 50 hours
Wheel nuts, hub play, tyres and hitch bolts	every 50 hours
Angle drive gearbox oil and level	every 500 hours or every year
Hydraulic oil filter insert (machines with a filter system)	every 500 hours or every year
Check shear bolts on main and pick-up drive	every year
Clean the baler and compressed air tubes	every year

Service jobs and parts

Check and adjust drive chain tension

Drives · every 50 hours

Claas: check all chains for tension after the first 10 hours, then regularly. The maintenance table puts the check at every 50 hours.

Step-by-step

With the tight side loaded, push the middle of the slack side with your thumb.
The chain is right when the slack side moves about 2% of the shaft centre distance (500 mm centres gives 10 mm).
Adjust if needed. Grease the pivoting segment and other points on the lubrication plan.

Tools: Rule or tape

Wheel nuts, hub play, tyres and hitch bolts

Running gear · every 50 hours

Per the maintenance table: wheel nuts and hitch eye / drawbar clamp bolts after the first 10 to 15 hours and then every 50 hours, hub clearance after the first 50 hours then every 100 hours, tyre condition and pressure checks as necessary. The torque and pressure figures were not read from this copy, so use the Specifications page.

Step-by-step

Retighten the wheel nuts to the torque in your handbook.
Check the hitch eye and drawbar clamp bolts and tighten.
Check hub play and adjust if needed, and check tyre condition and pressure.

Tools: Torque wrench, Tyre gauge

Angle drive gearbox oil and level

Gearbox · every 500 hours or every year

Claas says to change the gearbox oil after the first 50 hours (or after overhauling the gearbox), then every 500 hours or once a year, whichever comes first. The maintenance table also has an oil level check every 50 hours. The gearbox has no filter.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Gearbox oil	1	SAE 90 hypoid gear oil, MIL-L-2105 B / API GL-4. 1.20 L (240/250 at 540 rpm), 1.75 L (254/255 at 540 rpm), 2.00 L (1000 rpm). Aztec Oils match: TRANSMATEC EP-4 90	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Stand the baler on level ground, as the level must be checked horizontal.
Take out the bleeder with the dipstick (E) and remove the drain plug (A). Drain the oil while warm.
Refit the drain plug and fill with SAE 90 gear oil through the bleeder hole to the right level, then refit the bleeder.
Check the level every 50 hours and do the first oil change after 50 hours on a new or overhauled gearbox.

Tools: Drain tray, Spanner for plug, Funnel

Hydraulic oil filter insert (machines with a filter system)

Hydraulics · every 500 hours or every year

Claas: change the filter insert for the first time after 150 hours, then every 500 hours or once every year.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Hydraulic filter insert	1	Check your handbook / Claas parts book for the number	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Relieve the pressure in the hydraulic system before opening the filter.
Unscrew the bottom section of the housing from the top section and remove the old insert.
Fit the new insert, refit the housing and check for leaks.
Collect any leaked oil and dispose of the old insert as the manual says.

Tools: Drain tray, Filter spanner or strap wrench

Check shear bolts on main and pick-up drive

Drives · every year

The pick-up and cross augers are protected by a shear bolt, and the main drive has a shear bolt or cam clutch on the 240/250/254. Claas says to replace a broken bolt with one of equal quality. No interval is given, so this is a yearly check that spares are in the cab.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Pick-up tine	1	Genuine Claas number 8261661 as quoted by Sparex on S.166715 (191 mm x 71 mm, 6 mm), which lists Rollant 250 and 254. Check 240 / 255 against your handbook. Also sold as Sparex S.166715	8261661
Shear bolt	2	Check your handbook (Specifications) for the size and grade	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Look at the shear bolts on the pick-up drive and main drive.
If one has gone, fit a new bolt of the same quality, never a stronger one.
Keep spare bolts with the baler.

Tools: Spanners

Clean the baler and compressed air tubes

General · every year

The maintenance table has cleaning straw and dirt from the baler, especially the wrapping units, before starting up, and cleaning the rollers (Rollant 255) and roller openings every 50 hours. Check the compressed air tubes and coupling heads for condition.

Step-by-step

Clean dirt and straw off the baler, especially the wrapping units.
On the 255, clean the rollers and roller openings every 50 hours.
Check the compressed air tubes and coupling heads are in good condition.

Tools: Brush, Air line

Oils, fluids and capacities

System	Oil or spec	Capacity
Angle drive gearbox	SAE 90 hypoid gear oil to MIL-L-2105 B / API GL-4	Rollant 240/250 at 540 rpm 1.20 L; Rollant 254/255 at 540 rpm 1.75 L; 1000 rpm gearbox 2.00 L
Automatic chain lubrication (where fitted)	Biodegradable chain oil: CLAAS Rollenkettenoel Bio HEES 46
Grease points	Multipurpose grease, e.g. Retinax. Pivoting segment 40 g; rotor roller bearings 2 g (60 mm bore), 1 g (40 and 50 mm bore), 0.5 g (30 mm bore)

Specifications


Gearbox oil change	After the first 50 h, then every 500 h or once a year
Hydraulic oil filter insert	First change after 150 h, then every 500 h or once a year
Chain tension	Slack side should deflect about 2% of the shaft centre distance (500 mm centres = 10 mm)
Tyre pressure and torques	Not read from this copy; see "Specifications" in your handbook

Known problems

Two oil capacities

The 540 rpm gearbox takes 1.20 L on the 240/250 and 1.75 L on the 254/255. The 1000 rpm gearbox takes 2.00 L. Check which you have before filling.

Grease intervals

The lubricants table gives grease for the pivoting segment after 500 hours or once a year, and weekly for roller bearings and controls.

Parts list with genuine part numbers

Claas Rollant 240/250/255 pick-up teeth (Partao fitment lists)

Pick-up

Part	Part number	Qty	Notes
Pick-up tooth 175x75x6	52561510	1 per tine	Wear part. Fits Rollant 62, 250, 255 per Partao
Pick-up tooth 200x80x5.5	009182380	1 per tine	Wear part. Fits Rollant 62/62 RC, 250, 255 per Partao
Pick-up finger 295 mm	0015540741	1 per tine	Wear part. Fits Rollant 240, 250, 255 per Partao

Sources

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