Vicon Andex 353 service schedule

1. Lower the rake to work position, disengage the PTO, stop the tractor engine and take the key out. Wait until the rotor has stopped.
2. Clean the nipples and the grease gun nozzle.
3. Give each bearing one or two strokes. Stop if you feel resistance on the second: too much grease forces the seals open and lets dirt in.
4. Brush a little grease on the ends of the tine arms (the brush-symbol points), and check they move freely. Do this after every clean.

Tools: Grease gun, Rags, Brush

1. Disengage the PTO, stop the tractor engine and take the key out. Wait until the rotor has stopped.
2. Check all guard parts for wear and damage first, and replace damaged ones.
3. Grease the joints and their couplings.
4. Pull the shaft apart and grease the profile tubes.
5. Grease the guard every 250 hours.
6. Follow the PTO shaft maker's own manual as well.

Tools: Grease gun, Rags

1. Lower the rake to work position, disengage the PTO, stop the tractor engine, take the key out and chock the wheels. Wait until the rotor has stopped.
2. Tighten every screw to the table unless a figure is given: grade 8.8 M10 48 Nm, M12 85 Nm, M14 135 Nm, M16 210 Nm.
3. Add 10% for safety bolts and lock nuts.
4. On a new rake, do this after the first 5 hours.

Tools: Torque wrench, Spanners

1. Put the rake on level ground with the rotor level, disengage the PTO, stop the tractor engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Look for oil streaks on the check screw or rotor.
3. Undo the check screw. The oil should reach the bottom of the thread.
4. If it is low, top up with SAE 90 GL-4 using an oil syringe.
5. Refit the check screw. If the oil keeps dropping, find and fix the leak.

Tools: Spanners, Oil syringe, Rags, Spirit level

1. Lower the rake to work position, disengage the PTO, stop the tractor engine and take the key out. Wait until the rotor has stopped.
2. Wear gloves. Check every tine and tine arm for cracks and bends, and replace damaged ones.
3. If tine savers are fitted, check both legs of each tine run parallel. If a saver is overtightened the legs splay: loosen it until they are parallel.

Tools: Spanners, Gloves

1. Park it on firm, level ground, lower it to work position, stop the tractor engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Clean it thoroughly.
3. Check all screws and tighten loose ones.
4. Repair or replace damaged parts and touch up the paint.
5. Grease it as the lubrication schedule says.
6. Check the tyre pressures (1.5 bar).
7. Replace missing warning signs and stickers.
8. Keep it where children and passers-by can't get to it.

Tools: Brush, Spanners, Grease gun, Tyre pressure gauge