Toro 30834 - Maintenance; Recommended Maintenance Schedule(S); Using the Cutting Deck Service Latch (Groundsmaster 3500-D and 3500-G Only); Greasing the Bearings

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checkthebladestoppingtime.
Every50hours
•Greasethebearings
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjure
youorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionanddisconnectthewirefromthesparkplugbeforeyoudoany
maintenance.Setthewireasidesothatitdoesnotaccidentallycontactthesparkplug.
UsingtheCuttingDeckService
Latch(Groundsmaster3500-D
and3500-Gonly)
Whenservicingthecuttingdecks,usetheservicelatch
topreventinjury.
1.Centerthecuttingdecksidewinderwiththetraction
unit.
2.Raisethecuttingdeckstothetransportposition.
3.Settheparkingbrakeandturnoffthemachine.
4.Releasethelatchrod(Figure7)fromfrontcarrier
frameretainer.
Figure7
1.Servicelatchhook
5.Lifttheoutsideofthefrontcuttingdecksandplace
thelatchovertheframepinmountedonthefrontof
theoperator'splatform(Figure7).
6.Sitontheoperatorseatandstartthetractionunit.
7.Lowerthecuttingdeckstothemowposition.
8.Turnoffthemachineandremovethekey.
9.Reversethisproceduretounlatchthecuttingdecks.
GreasingtheBearings
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Eachcuttingdeckhastwogreasettingsperspindle.
Eitherttingcanbeused,whicheverismoreaccessible.
Ifthemachineisoperatedundernormalconditions,
lubricatebladespindlebearings(
Figure8)withNo.2
generalpurposelithiumbasegreaseormolybdenum
basegrease,afterevery50hoursofoperation.Pump
greaseintothettinguntilasmallamountappearsat
bottomofthespindlehousing(underthedeck).
Figure8
Eachcuttingdeckhastwogreasettingsperrearroller.
Ifthemachineisoperatedundernormalconditions,
lubricaterearrollerbearings(
Figure9)withNo.2
generalpurposelithiumbasegreaseormolybdenum
basegrease,afterevery50hoursofoperation.
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