CleaningtheBaggerand
Bags
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
1.Washtheinsideandoutsideofthebaggerhood,
bags,tube,andtheundersideofthemower.
Note:Useamildautomotivedetergentto
removedirt.
2.Makesurethatyouremovemattedgrassfrom
allparts.
3.Afterwashingallparts,letthemdrythoroughly.
Note:Withallpartsinstalled,startandrunthe
machineforaminutetoassistindrying.
InspectingtheBlowerBelt
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every25hours
Checkbeltsforcracks,frayededges,burnmarksor
anyotherdamage.Replacedamagedbelts.
ReplacingtheBlowerBelt
1.Removetheplasticbeltcover.
2.Pullbackonthespring-loadedidlerpulleyto
relievethebelttension(Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Blowerpulley4.Mowerdeck
2.Blowerinposition(housing
portionremovedfor
illustrativepurposes)
5.Idler/tensionpulley
3.Drivepulley6.Blowerbelt
3.Removetheexistingbaggerbeltfromthe
mower-deckpulley.
4.Removetheblowerfromthemowerdeck.
5.Removetheexistingbaggerbeltfromtheblower
pulleys.
6.Installthenewbeltaroundtheblowerpulleys
(Figure36).
7.Installtheblowerontotheblowersupport.
8.Installthenewbeltaroundthemower-deck
pulley(Figure36).
9.Pullbackonthespringloadedidlerpulleyand
installthebeltontothespring-loadedidlerpulley
(Figure36).
InspectingtheBagger
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Aftertherst8hours
1.Checktheuppertube,lowertube,baggerhood,
andtheblowerassembly.
Note:Replacethesepartsiftheyarecracked
orbroken.
2.Checkthebags,baggerframe,andscreen.
Note:Replaceanypartsthatarecrackedor
broken.
3.Tightenallnutsboltsandscrews.
InspectingtheMower
Blades
1.Inspectthemowerbladesregularlyand
wheneverabladestrikesaforeignobject.
2.Ifbladesarebadlywornordamaged,installnew
blades;refertoyourmachineOperator'sManual
forcompleteblademaintenance.
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