Wessex CRX150 / CRX180 / CRX240 Multicut roller mower service schedule

1. Stop the PTO and the engine, take the key out and wait for the blades to stop. Lift the topper on stands if you need to look underneath. Never work under an unsupported machine.
2. Grease the front and rear roller bearings.
3. Look at every blade for chips, cracks and bends and check none is missing.

Tools: Grease gun, Rag, Gloves

1. Raise the topper and support it on axle stands. Never get under it on a jack alone.
2. Check each blade tip and bar for chips, cracks, bending and wear.
3. Change both tips on a bar together so the rotor stays balanced. Fit new nylock nuts every time.
4. Turn each rotor by hand to check it spins freely and nothing rubs.
5. Lower the topper and, after the first few minutes of work, check for vibration.

Tools: Axle stands or blocks, Spanners, Torque wrench (the manual gives no figure: check your handbook), Gloves

1. Park on level ground, stop the engine, take the key out and wait for the blades to stop.
2. Grease the height adjustment points, each of the three cutter spindle bearings, the PTO shaft bearings and the two sliding tubes of the PTO shaft.
3. Put a few drops of oil on the adjusting threads.
4. Check the gearbox oil level at its plug and top up with EP90 if it is low.

Tools: Grease gun, Oil can, Spanners, Rag

1. Pull the two halves apart and grease the sliding profiles.
2. Grease the universal joints and guard bearings.
3. Check the guard is whole and turns freely, and the safety chains are fitted and not wound round the guard.
4. When fitting to a new tractor, hold the half-shafts side by side at their shortest working length and shorten the guard tubes and the sliding profiles by the same amount, then deburr the cut ends.

Tools: Grease gun, Spanners, Hacksaw (only if you shorten the shaft)

1. Stop the engine, take the key out and wait for everything to stop.
2. Take off the belt covers and clear grass and dirt from under them.
3. Look at both belts for cuts, fraying and glazing. Replace them as a pair.
4. Check the tension by pressing on the belt. To adjust, move the gearbox with the adjuster nut, then tighten the gearbox fixings.
5. Refit the covers.

Tools: Spanners, Straight edge, Rag

1. Stop the engine and make the machine safe.
2. Check the roller tubes for dents and the scraper wires for wear and breaks.
3. Spin each roller by hand and feel for roughness or play in the bearings.
4. Replace any worn scraper wire or bearing.

Tools: Spanners, Grease gun, Gloves

1. Run the topper a minute to warm the oil, then stop, take the key out and wait for everything to stop.
2. Put the tray under the gearbox, take out the oil plug and the cap on top and let it drain.
3. Refit the plug and fill with EP90 until it reaches the level plug. If you cannot find the quantity, fill slowly and check the level.
4. Refit the cap and look for leaks at the seals.

Tools: Drain tray (3 L), Spanners, Funnel, Rag

1. Repair or replace any worn or broken parts, with particular attention to the blades, rotors and bearings.
2. Check the gearbox oil and top it up or change it with EP90.
3. Take the belts off and check the rotors spin freely. Check the belts are in good condition before refitting.
4. Wash the machine well to remove oil, grease, crop and mud.
5. Grease every grease point to keep corrosion out.
6. After pressure washing, run the mower for a short time to throw water out of the bearings.
7. Wipe a light oil over the underside of the deck.

Tools: Pressure washer, Grease gun, Spanners, Oil sprayer