Toro 74402 - Lubrication; Greasing the Bearings; Engine Maintenance; Servicing the Air Cleaner

Figure 17
1. Engine hood 2. Knob
2. T o install the hood, put the hooks into the slots
and slide forw ard ( Figure 18 ).
3. Tighten the knobs in the engine hood ( Figure 17 ).
Figure 18
1. Engine hood 2. Hook
Lubrication
Greasing the Bearings
Grease the front caster pi v ots and wheels ( Figure 19 ).
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and diseng ag e
the blade control (PTO).
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e
position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait
for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Clean the g rease fittings ( Figure 19 and Figure 20 )
with a rag . Mak e sure to scrape any paint off of
the front of the fitting(s).
Figure 19
1. Front caster tire
Figure 20
4. Connect a g rease gun to eac h fitting ( Figure 19
and Figure 20 ). Pump g rease into the fittings until
g rease begins to ooze out of the bearings .
5. Wipe up any ex cess g rease .
Engine Maintenance
Servicing the Air Cleaner
F oam Element: Clean after ev er y 25 operating hours ,
or yearly , whic hev er occurs first.
P aper Element: R e place after ev er y 100 operating
hours or yearly , whic hev er occurs first.
Note: Ser vice the air cleaner more frequently (ev er y
few hours) if operating conditions are extremely dusty
or sandy .
Removing the Foam and Paper
Elements
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and diseng ag e
the blade control (PTO).
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