Operator's Manual

Lubrication
Use Figure 23 for locating the g rease points on
the mac hine .
Grease with No . 2 g eneral pur pose lithium base or
molybden um base g rease .
How to Grease
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Clean the g rease fittings with a rag . Mak e
sure to scrape any paint off the front of the
fitting(s).
4. Connect a g rease gun to the fitting . Pump
g rease into the fittings until g rease begins to
ooze out of the bearings .
5. Wipe up any ex cess g rease .
Lubricating the Cast er and
Wheel Bearings
Lubricate the front wheel bearings and front
spindles ( Figure 23 ).
Greasing the Mower Belt
Idler
Grease the fitting on the mo w er belt idler ar m
pi v ot ( Figure 23 ).
Note: R emo v e the mo w er dec k co v er to access
the g rease fitting for the mo w er belt idler ar m.
Greasing the Pump Control
and Bell Crank
Grease the fitting on the pump dri v e idler pi v ot
and the pump control ev er y 50 hours .
Grease the blade eng ag ement (PTO) bellcrank
ev er y 100 hours ( Figure 23 ).
Figure 23
1. Pump drive idler arm 4. Mower belt idler arm
2. Pump control arm 5. Caster wheel bearing
3. Bellcrank
6. Caster pivot
Engine Maintenance
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Service Interval/Specication
F oam element: Clean it after ev er y 25 operating
hours .
P aper element: Chec k it after ev er y 50 operating
hours . R e place it after ev er y 200 operating hours
or yearly , whic h ev er comes first.
Inspect the foam and paper elements and re place
them if they are damag ed or ex cessi v ely dir ty .
Note: Ser vice the air cleaner more frequently
(ev er y few operating hours) if the operating
conditions are extremely dusty or sandy .
Important: Do not oil the f oam or paper
element.
Removing the Foam and Paper
Elements
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Clean around the air cleaner to prev ent dir t
from g etting into the engine and causing
damag e ( Figure 24 ).
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