Figure 40
Note: Bearing life can be neg ati v ely affected
b y improper w ash do wn procedures . Do not
w ash do wn the unit when it is still hot and a v oid
directing high-pressure or high v olume spra y at
the bearings or seals .
Servicing the Mower Deck
Gear Box Lubricant
T he g ear bo x is designed to operate with SAE
80-90 g ear lube . Although the g ear bo x is shipped
with lubricant from the factor y , c hec k the lev el
before operating the cutting unit for the first time
and ev er y 150 operating hours thereafter . Chang e
the lubricant in the g ear bo x ev er y 400 operating
hours .
Checking the Mower Deck Gear Box
Lubricant
1. P osition the mac hine and cutting unit on a
lev el surface .
2. Lo w er the mo w er dec k to the 1 inc h (2.5 cm)
height-of-cut.
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