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Greasing the Mower
Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Grease the
mower-deck spindles and idler arm.
Yearly—Grease the pump-belt idler arm.
Yearly—Grease the front caster pivots (more
often in dirty or dusty conditions).
Yearly—Repack the front caster-wheel bearings
(more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
1.
Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move
the motion-control levers to the N
position, and set the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Grease the mower-deck idler-pulley pivot until
grease come out the bottom
4.
Grease the 3 spindle bearings until grease
comes out the lower seals
Figure 46
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EUTRAL
LOCK
(Figure
46).
(Figure
46).
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5.
Grease the drive-belt idler arm
Figure 47
6.
Remove the dust cap and adjust the caster
pivots.
Note:
Keep the dust cap off until greasing is
complete. Refer to
Bearing (page
55).
7.
Remove the hex plug and thread a grease fitting
into the hole.
8.
Pump grease into the fitting until it oozes out
around the top bearing.
9.
Remove the grease fitting from the hole.
10.
Install the hex plug and dust cap
Figure 48
(Figure
46).
Adjusting the Caster-Pivot
(Figure
48).
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