Operator's Manual

GreasingtheMowerDeck
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Greasethepump-belt-idler
arm.
Yearly—Greasethefrontcasterpivots(more
oftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Yearly—Repackthefrontcaster-wheelbearings
(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Greasethemowerdeckidler-pulleypivotuntil
greasecomesoutthebottom(Figure41).
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Figure41
4.Greasethedrive-belt-idlerarm(Figure42).
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Figure42
5.Removethedustcapandadjustthecaster
pivots.
Note:Keepthedustcapoffuntilgreasingis
done.
6.Removethehexplug.
7.Threadagreasettingintothehole.
8.Pumpgreaseintothettinguntilitoozesout
aroundthetopbearing.
9.Removethegreasettinginthehole.
10.Installthehexpluganddustcap(Figure43).
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Figure43
11.Greasethecaster-wheelbearings(Figure43).
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