MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Monthly
•Checkthebatterycharge.
Yearly
•Repackthecaster-wheelbearings(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
•Greasingthecaster-wheelhubs.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Paintchippedsurfaces.
•CompletealltheproceduresintheStoragechapter.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner'smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
Shutofftheengineandremovethekeyfromtheswitchbeforeyouperformanymaintenance.
Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
ReleasingtheMower-Deck
Curtain
Removethecotterpintoreleasethemower-deck
curtainandgetaccesstothetopofthemowerdeck.
Afterperformingmaintenance,installthecurtainusing
thepreviouslyremovedcotterpin.
RemovingtheSheet-Metal
Guard
Loosenthe2frontboltsandremovethesheet-metal
guardtoaccessthemowerbeltsandspindles
(Figure38).Afterperformingmaintenance,installthe
sheet-metalguardandtightenthebolts.
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Figure38
1.Sheet-metalguard
2.Bolt
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