Toro 74433 - Lubrication; Greasing the Bearings; Engine Maintenance; Servicing the Air Cleaner

forcing the hood do wn. Push do wn g ently to
seat the retaining pin.
Figure 27
1. Engine hood 3. Frame mating with slot in
the hood.
2. Frame
2. Install the collection bag; refer to Operation ,
pag e 15 .
Lubrication
Greasing the Bearings
Grease the front caster pi v ots and wheels
( Figure 28 ).
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 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 28 and
Figure 29 ) with a rag . Mak e sure to scrape any
paint off of the front of the fitting(s).
Figure 28
1. Front caster tire
Figure 29
4. Connect a g rease gun to eac h fitting ( Figure 28
and Figure 29 ). 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 to the brak e
position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and
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