Pöttinger Top 380 N / Eurotop 380 N rotary swather service schedule

Tedders and rakes · Manual 99 282.GB.80O.0 (spring tine bolt note applies from the 2007 model)

Covers the Pöttinger Top 380 N / Eurotop 380 N rotary swather (type SK 282). Eurotop 421 / 461 / 601 / 691 / 771 / 881: check your handbook.

Every maker's service job for the Pöttinger Top 380 N / Eurotop 380 N rotary swather, 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: Top 380 N (type SK 282 up to serial 03841); Eurotop 380 N (from serial 03841)

Service intervals

Job	When
Retighten screws after the first hours	every 10 hours
Greasing (every 20 hours, PTO shaft every 8 hours)	every 20 hours
Tine arm play and spring tines	every year
Gear oil change	every year
Winter storage	every year

Service jobs and parts

Retighten screws after the first hours

Frame · every 10 hours

Pöttinger says tighten all screws after the first hours of work, especially the tine connections and the slewing headstock connections, and check the spring tine fixing bolts after 10 hours.

Step-by-step

Stop the tractor and take the key out, with the rake on firm ground.
Tighten the tine connections and the slewing headstock bolts. Check the spring tine fixing bolts.
Check the tyre pressure.

Tools: Spanner set, Torque wrench

Greasing (every 20 hours, PTO shaft every 8 hours)

Lubrication · every 20 hours

Pöttinger says grease the lubrication nipples with universal grease after every 20 hours and lubricate the drive shafts every 8 hours, pulling the sliding sections apart and greasing them well.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Universal grease	1	Universal grease for the nipples; branded grease for the shaft	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Stop the tractor and take the key out.
Grease all nipples on the lubrication chart every 20 hours.
Every 8 hours, pull the PTO shaft apart, grease the sliding sections well and push it back together.

Tools: Grease gun

Tine arm play and spring tines

Rotor · every year

The gap A at each tine arm shaft should be about 1 mm. If it opens to more than 4 mm, the bushings on the inner side of the tine arm must be changed or the arm will be damaged. Check at least once a year.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Tine arm bushing	1	Inner side of each arm. Part number: check your parts book	check your handbook
Spring tine	1	Genuine Pöttinger, 9.5 mm wire, 562 mm long. Partao lists it for TOP 340 N and TOP 380 N. Per tine, as needed	436045

Step-by-step

Lift the rake on its support, stop the tractor and take the key out.
Measure gap A on each tine arm: about 1 mm is normal. Shaft play can be taken up with washers.
If the gap is over 4 mm, replace the bushings on the inner side of the tine arm.
From the 2007 model, the outer tines have an extra spacer and longer bolts (80 mm) fitted with the head at the top.
Check the spring tine fixing bolts are tight.

Tools: Feeler gauge, Spanners

Gear oil change

Gearbox · every year

Pöttinger says gear oil is changed as the operating instructions say, and at least once a year. The manual's lubrication chart gives the quantity and which points. Do it before winter storage.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Gear oil	1	SAE 90 (or 85W-140). Quantity: check your handbook chart. Aztec Oils match: TRANSMATEC EP-4 90	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Park the rake on firm, level ground and stop the tractor.
Drain the gearbox oil from its drain plug and dispose of it properly.
Refill with fresh SAE 90 gear oil to the amount on your lubrication chart.

Tools: Drain tray, Spanner, Funnel

Winter storage

Storage · every year

Pöttinger says clean the machine thoroughly, protect it from the weather, protect exposed parts from rust and grease every point before the winter break.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Grease	1	Universal grease	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Clean the machine thoroughly.
Oil the joints and grease all bearings and lubrication points to the chart.
Protect exposed parts against rust and put up protection against the weather.

Tools: Brush, Grease gun

Oils, fluids and capacities

System	Oil or spec	Capacity
Grease nipples	Universal grease
Gear oil	SAE 90 (or SAE 85W-140) gear oil per Pöttinger's fluids sheet. Quantity: see the lubrication chart in your handbook	check your handbook
PTO shaft	Branded grease, every 8 hours

Specifications


Number of tine arms	10 per rotor, 3 or 4 double tines per arm
Tine arm shaft gap A	About 1 mm normally. Over 4 mm means the bushings in the tine arm must be changed. Check at least once a year
Spring tine fixing bolts	Check after the first 10 operating hours
Tine height	Set with the crank handle so the tines just touch the ground

Known problems

Tine arm gap over 4 mm

Change the bushings on the inner side of the arm or you will damage the arms.

Parts list with genuine part numbers

Wear parts per Kramp and Partao, TOP 380 N

Wear parts

Part	Part number	Qty	Notes
Rotary tine	436033	per tine	Wear part. Kramp 436033KR, original number 436.033 per Kramp; fitment names Top/Eurotop 380N
Tine support	282600150P7	per support	Wear part. Genuine per Partao; fitment names TOP 340 N and TOP 380 N

Sources

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