Zetor Proxima Plus 85 service schedule

1. Lower implements, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Wipe each nipple and grease the points on the lubrication chart in your handbook until fresh grease shows.
3. Wipe off the surplus.

Tools: Grease gun, Rags

1. Park level, lower implements, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Let the engine cool, then blow chaff out of the radiator with compressed air. Wear goggles.
3. Check the gearbox, rear portals, front output shaft housing and front axle oil levels and top up.
4. Drain the water out of the air brake reservoir.

Tools: Compressed air line, Goggles, Rags

1. Run the engine up to working temperature, then park on level ground, lower implements to the ground, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Let it stand a few minutes. Hot oil burns, so wear gloves.
3. Remove the drain plug and let the oil drain fully. Clean the plug and screw it back in.
4. Unscrew the old filter cartridge, make sure the seal comes off with it, and wipe the face clean.
5. Oil the new seal and fit the cartridge by hand. Do not over-tighten.
6. Fill with fresh oil to the dipstick mark.
7. Run the engine briefly, check for leaks, stop it and recheck the level.

Tools: Drain tray (15 L), Filter wrench, Socket for sump plug, Funnel, Gloves, Rags

1. Stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels. Keep naked flames away.
2. Clean around the filter so no dirt gets in.
3. Unscrew the old cartridge into a container.
4. Fit the new cartridge with an oiled seal, hand-tight.
5. Bleed the fuel system as the handbook shows, then start the engine and check for leaks.

Tools: Filter wrench, Container for fuel, Rags

1. Park on level ground, lower the linkage and any loader to the ground, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Work the spool and linkage controls with the engine off to let out trapped pressure.
3. Let hot oil cool to warm. Clean around each filter, then remove the old cartridges, catching the oil.
4. Fit the new cartridges with new seals.
5. Start the engine, check for leaks, stop it and check the gearbox dipstick (in the filler cap, rear left). Top up between the marks.

Tools: Spanners, Drain tray, Lint-free rags, Gloves

1. Park level, lower implements, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Drain the oil from the front output shaft housing.
3. Take out the filter screen, clean it and refit it.
4. Refill with fresh oil to the level plug.

Tools: Drain tray, Spanners, Parts cleaner

1. Park level, lower implements, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Check the vee belt tension and the steering system for play.
3. Check the front axle pivot pin for play.
4. Check the clutch and brake pedal free play and the foot, hand and trailer brakes.
5. Clean the battery terminals and give them a thin coat of grease.
6. Check the air brake system for leaks and grease the moving parts of the seat.

Tools: Spanners, Rule, Pry bar

1. Stop the engine and take the key out.
2. Wear a dust mask. Open the filter cover, remove the old cartridge and fit the new one.
3. Check the cover seals.

Tools: Screwdriver, Dust mask

1. Stop the engine and take the key out. Never run the engine without the filter.
2. Open the air cleaner housing and take out the main cartridge, leaving the safety cartridge in place.
3. Wipe the inside of the housing with a damp cloth. Do not blow dirt into the intake.
4. Fit the new cartridge, close the housing and reset the blockage indicator.

Tools: Torch, Damp cloth

1. Park level, lower implements, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Turn the wheels so each reducer plug is at the bottom, and drain the reducers and the axle housing.
3. Refit the drain plugs, turn each reducer to its level position and fill to the plug; fill the housing to its level plug.
4. Refit all plugs and wipe the axle clean.

Tools: Drain tray, Spanners, Oil pump or squeeze bottle

1. Park on level ground, lower all implements, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Work the hydraulic controls with the engine off to let out trapped pressure.
3. Let the oil cool to warm, not scalding. Wear gloves.
4. Remove the gearbox, axle drive case and brake chamber drain plugs and the portal drain plugs, and let all the oil drain.
5. Change both gearbox filters.
6. Refit the plugs and fill the gearbox to the marks on the dipstick, and each portal to the bottom of its inspection hole.
7. Run the engine, work the hydraulics, lower everything and recheck the level. Only fit an original breather cap.

Tools: Large drain tray (80 L), Spanners, Pump or funnel, Gloves

1. Stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels.
2. Clean around the steering tank thoroughly before opening it.
3. Drain the oil, change the filter cartridge and refill with HLP 32.
4. Start the engine and turn lock to lock to drive out air, then check the level with the wheels straight.

Tools: Drain tray, Spanners, Lint-free rags

1. Stop the engine and take the key out.
2. Take out the main cartridge, then the safety cartridge, and cover the intake straight away.
3. Fit the new safety cartridge, then the main cartridge, and close the housing.

Tools: Torch

1. Only work on a cold engine. Turn the expansion tank cap slowly to let any pressure out.
2. Drain the radiator and block into trays. Dispose of old coolant properly.
3. Refit the drain plugs and fill with the correct mix. Never fill with water only.
4. Run the engine to working temperature with the heater on, let it cool and top up.

Tools: Drain tray (25 L), Hose, Coolant tester

1. Park level, lower implements, stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels firmly.
2. Bleed old fluid out at each bleed screw as the handbook shows, keeping the reservoir topped up with fresh DOT 4.
3. Wipe up spills at once and test the brakes at low speed before road work.

Tools: Bleed tube and jar, Ring spanner, Rags

1. Stop the engine, take the key out and chock the wheels. Work on a cold engine.
2. Remove the rocker cover and set each valve, cylinder by cylinder, in the order the handbook gives.
3. Refit the cover and check for leaks.

Tools: Feeler gauges, Spanners