Toro 74419 - 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 switc h.
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers outw ard to the
park 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 switc h.
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers outw ard to the
park position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey ,
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