As required – Buhler 2425 User Manual

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SECTION 3 - LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE

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AS REQUIRED

e. Reinstall the fourteen nuts, 1, removed in

Step c. Torque the wheel nuts to 710 N⋅m

(525 ft. lbs.).

REMINDER

All wheel mounting hardware should be

re-tightened to the specified torque after the first

hour of operation, then after every three hours of

operation for the first day. Re-tighten to the

specified torque daily until wheel hardware

maintains specified torque.

f. Using an appropriate lifting device, lift the

outer wheel and pilot it into the center

wheel. Line up the holes in the center

wheel dish with the holes in the outer

wheel drum.
NOTE: Install the wheels so that both

center and outer treads face the same

direction.

g. Install the fourteen cap screws through

the holes in the wheels and place the

fourteen nuts, 1, onto the cap screws.

Torque the nuts to 710 N⋅m (525 ft. lbs.).
NOTE: The drums on the center and

outer wheels have large cutouts in

them to assist in installing the drum

hardware.

h. Repeat the above procedure for the other

three sets of triple wheels.

i. Drive the tractor steering from lock to lock.

Park the tractor and recheck the torques

on the inner and outer wheel nuts as

detailed in Steps g and e.

1

Figure 3-145

Figure 3-146

1

Figure 3-147

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