GreasingtheMowerDeck
andBeltIdlers
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Greasethemower
deckandspindles.
GreasewithNo.2lithiumormolybdenumgrease.
Important:Makesurethatthecutting-unit
spindlesarefullofgreaseweekly.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Loosenthebottomboltholdingthemower-deck
curtaintothemowerdeck;refertoReleasing
theMower-DeckCurtain(page42).
4.Removethesheet-metalguard;referto
RemovingtheSheet-MetalGuard(page42)
5.Removethebeltcovers.
6.Greasetheidlerarmonthemowerdeck(Figure
54).
7.Greasethettingsonthepusharms(Figure54
orFigure55).
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Figure54
SideDischargeMachines
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Figure55
RearDischargeMachines
8.GreasethePTO-drivebeltidlerarm(Figure56).
9.Greasethepumpbeltidlerarm(Figure56).
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Figure56
10.Installthesheet-metalguard.
11.Tightenthebottomboltholdingthemower-deck
curtaintothemowerdeck.
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