Maintenance
Note:Bladedriveratsmustbealignedwiththe
atsontheshaftwheninstallingbladeonthe
mowerdeck.
6.Lowerthemowerdecktotheoperationposition
(seesectionLoweringtheMowerDecktothe
OperationPosition).
WARNING
Operatingamowerdeckwithlooseor
weakenedbladeboltscanbedangerous.A
looseorweakenedbladeboltcouldallowa
bladerotatingatahighspeedtocomeout
fromunderthedeck,causingseriousinjury
orpropertydamage.
•Replacethebladeboltafterstrikinga
foreignobject.
•UseonlygenuineExmarkreplacement
parts.
•DoNotlubricatethethreadsofthebolt
orspindlebeforeassembly.
•Torquethebladeboltto85-110ft-lb
(115-149N-m).
•Torquetheshearboltsto80-100in-lb
(922-1130N-cm).
Figure12
1.1/2-20x21/4bladebolt—torqueto85-110ft-lb
(115-149N-m).
2.Washer
3.Shearbolts—torqueto80–100in-lb(922-1130N-cm)
4.Bladedriver
5.1/4-20nylocnuts
CheckforLooseHardware
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware
oranyotherpossibleproblem.Tightenhardware
orcorrecttheproblembeforeoperating.
CheckTirePressures
ServiceInterval:Every40hours
Thefrontcastertiresaresemi-pneumaticandDo
Notneedtobeinated.
Note:DoNotaddanytypeoftirelinerorfoam
llmaterialtothetires.Excessiveloadscreatedby
foamlledtiresmaycausefailurestothehydrodrive
system,frame,andothercomponents.Foamlling
tireswillvoidthewarranty.
ChangeGearboxOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every100hoursthereafter
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Placeunitonalevelsurface.
3.Removethegearboxanddriveshaftassembly
fromthemowerdeck.Retainhardwareforre-use.
4.Removethelargeoildrainplugonthefrontof
eachofthethreegearboxsectionsanddrainoil
(Figure13).
Figure13
1.Smallmagneticplugs
(frontandback)
3.Smallmagneticplug
(frontonly)
2.Largeoildrain/llplug
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