Beforeperforminganytypeofmaintenanceonthemachine,waitfor

allpartstostopmovinganddisconnectthesparkplugwireFailure. tofollowthisinstructioncouldresultinpersonalinjuryorproperty damage.

LUBRICATION

Pivot Points & Linkage

Lubricateall the pivotpointson thedrive systemandlift linkageat leastoncea season,orevery25hoursof operation,withlight oil.

Rear Wheels

The rearwheelsshouldbe removedfromthe axlesoncea season.

Lubricatethe axlesandthe rimswell withanall-purposegreasebefore reinstallingthem.

Front Wheel Bearings

Greasefittingsarelocatedoneachcasterwheelandonthe frame aboveeach frontcasterwheel,Figure17.Lubricatetheseareasusing a greasegunafterevery50 hoursof moweroperation.

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CLEANING THE ENGINE AND DECK

Donot usea pressurewasherto cleanthe mower.It maycause damageto electricalcomponents,spindles,pulleys,bearings,orthe engine.

Any fuelor oil spilledon the machineshouldbewipedoff promptly.Do notallowdebristo accumulatearoundany componentson the mower.

Cleaning the Engine

Enginepartsshouldbekeptcleanto reducethe riskof overheating and ignitionof debris.Thisis especiallyimportantif cuttingtallgrass.

Cleaning the Cutting Deck

DeckWash System

Usethe DeckWashSystemto rinsegrassclippingsfromthe under- sideof the deckandto preventthe buildupof corrosivechemicals.

1.Threadthe hosecoupler(packagedin a bagwiththe Operator's Manual)onto the endof yourgardenhose,Figure18.

GardenHose_

Grease

fittingon wheel

/

Aligngreasefittingwith notchinwheelbracket

/y

HoseCoupler

WaterPort

Figure17

Tolubricateacasterwheelbearing,rotatethe wheelso thatthe grease fittingis inalignmentwiththe notchinthe bracket,Figure17- doing

thiswill allowroomto connectthe greaseguncouplerontothe grease fitting.Youwill notneedto usethe greasefittingonthe oppositeside of the wheel.

Figure18

Attachthe hoseandcouplerto thewaterporton thedecksurface, Figure18.

3.Turnthewateron.

4.Pointthe dischargechuteawayfromany objectsorpersons.

5.Startthe mowerandengagethe blades(pressandholdthe blade controlagainstthe handlebargrip)for a minimumof twominutes. Donot engagethedrive control.

Whencomplete,disengagethe bladecontrol(releasethe blade control)andturn the engineoff.

Turnthewateroffanddetachthehose couplerfromthe water port.

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247.887330 specifications

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