Operator's Manual

GreasingtheMowerDeckand
BeltIdlers
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Greasethemowerdeck
andspindles.
Every25hours—Greasethemowerbeltidlerarm.
Every25hours—Greasethepumpbeltidlerarm.
Every25hours—GreasethePTOdrivebeltidlerarm.
GreasewithNo.2general-purpose,lithium-basedor
molybdenum-basedgrease.
Important:Makesurecuttingunitspindlesarefullof
greaseweekly.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Loosenthebottomboltholdingthemower-deck
curtaintothemowerdeck.RefertoReleasingthe
Mower-DeckCurtain(page34).
4.Removethesheet-metalguard.RefertoRemovingthe
Sheet-MetalGuard(page34)
5.Removethebeltcovers.
6.Greasethethreespindlebearingsuntilgreasecomes
outthelowerseals(Figure40).
7.Greasetheidlerarmonthemowerdeck(Figure40).
8.Greasethettingsonthepusharms(Figure40).
Figure40
9.GreasethePTOdrivebeltidlerarm(Figure41).
10.Greasethepumpbeltidlerarm(Figure41).
Figure41
11.Installthebeltcovers.
12.Installthesheet-metalguard.RefertoRemovingthe
Sheet-MetalGuard(page34).
13.Tightentheboltforthemower-deckcurtain.Referto
ReleasingtheMower-DeckCurtain(page34).
LubricatetheCasterWheel
Hubs
ServiceInterval:Yearly
1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removethekey.Engagetheparkingbrake.
Figure42
1.Sealguard2.Spacernutwithwrench
ats
2.Removethecasterwheelfromthecasterforks.
3.Removethesealguardsfromthewheelhub.
4.Remove1ofthespacernutsfromtheaxleassemblyin
thecasterwheel.Notethatthreadlockingadhesive
hasbeenappliedtolockthespacernutstotheaxle.
Removetheaxle(withtheotherspacernutstill
assembledtoit)fromthewheelassembly.
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