Beforeperforminganytypeofmaintenanceonthemachine,waitfor

allpartstostopmovinganddisconnectthesparkplugwire.Failure

tofollowthisinstructioncouldresultinpersonalinjuryorproperty

damage.

LUBRICATION
Pivot Points & Linkage
Lubricateallthe pivotpointson thedrive systemandlift linkageat
leastoncea season,orevery 25hours ofoperation,withlight oil.
Rear Wheels
Therearwheelsshouldbe removedfromthe axlesoncea season.
Lubricatetheaxlesand the rimswell withan all-purposegreasebefore
reinstallingthem.
Front Wheel Bearings
Greasefittingsarelocatedon eachcasterwheelandon theframe
aboveeachfrontcasterwheel, Figure17.Lubricatethese areasusing
agreasegun afterevery50 hoursof moweroperation.
F
Grease
fittingon
wheel

/

Aligngreasefittingwith
notchinwheel bracket
Figure17
Tolubricateacasterwheel bearing,rotatethewheelsothat thegrease
fittingis inalignmentwiththe notchin thebracket,Figure17- doing 3.
thiswill allowroomto connectthe greasegun couplerontothe grease 4.
fitting.Youwill notneed to usethe greasefitting onthe oppositeside
ofthe wheel. 5.
CLEANING THE ENGINE AND DECK
Donotuse a pressurewashertocleanthe mower.It maycause
damagetoelectricalcomponents,spindles,pulleys,bearings,orthe
engine.
Anyfuelor oil spilledonthe machineshouldbewiped off promptly.Do
notallowdebristo accumulatearoundanycomponentsonthemower.
Cleaning the Engine
Enginepartsshouldbekept cleanto reducetherisk ofoverheating
andignitionof debris.This is especiallyimportantif cuttingtallgrass.
Cleaning the Cutting Deck
DeckWashSystem
Usethe DeckWashSystemtorinsegrass clippingsfromtheunder-
sideofthe deckandto preventthebuildupofcorrosivechemicals.
1. Threadthe hosecoupler(packagedin a bagwith theOperator's
Manual)ontotheend ofyourgardenhose,Figure 18.
GardenHose_
HoseCoupler
WaterPort
/y
Figure18
Attachthehose andcouplerto thewater porton thedeck surface,
Figure18.
Turnthewateron.
Pointthedischargechuteawayfromany objectsorpersons.
Startthemowerand engagetheblades(pressandhold theblade
controlagainstthehandlebargrip)for a minimumof two minutes.
Donotengagethe drive control.
Whencomplete,disengagethebladecontrol(releasetheblade
control)andturn theengineoff.
Turnthewateroff anddetachthehose couplerfromthewater
port.
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