Maintenance

ThreadLockingAdhesives

Threadlockingadhesivessuchas“Loctite242”
or“Fel-Pro,Pro-LockNutType”areusedonthe
followingfasteners:
•Pumpsheavesetscrews.
•Sheaveretainingboltinendofenginecrankshaft.
•Casterwheelspacernuts.
•Platformspringpin.

MobilHTSGrease(Or

Food-GradeAnti-seize)

MobilHTSgrease(orfood-gradeanti-seize)isused
inthefollowinglocations:
•Betweensplinesofthecutterhousingspindleand
sheave.

Copper-BasedAnti-seize

Copper-basedanti-seizeisusedinthefollowing
locations:
•OnthreadsofBladeBolts.SeeCheckMower
Bladessection.
•Betweenenginecrankshaft,pumpdrivesheave,
andclutch.
•Betweenpumpshaftsandsheaves.

DielectricGrease

Dielectricgreaseisusedonallbladetypeelectrical
connectionstopreventcorrosionandlossofcontact.

Adjustments

Note:DisengagePTO,shutoffengine,waitfor
allmovingpartstostop,engageparkingbrake,and
removekeybeforeservicing,cleaning,ormakingany
adjustmentstotheunit.
CAUTION
Raisingthemowerforserviceormaintenance
relyingsolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jackscouldbedangerous.Themechanicalor
hydraulicjacksmaynotbeenoughsupportor
maymalfunctionallowingtheunittofall,which
couldcauseinjury.
DoNotrelysolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jacksforsupport.Useadequatejackstandsor
equivalentsupport.

DeckLeveling

Note:Sidetosidedecklevelingshouldbedoneby
anAuthorizedServiceDealer.Smalladjustmentscan
beaccomplishedbyincreasingthetirepressurein
thetireonthelowside.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
3.Checktheairpressureinthedrivetires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
CheckingtheTirePressureinDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
4.Settheheightofcutlevertothe3inch(7.6cm)
position.
5.Raisethedischargedeector.
6.Carefullyrotatethebladesfronttorear.Measure
fromthetipofthefrontbladetothelevelsurface
(Figure22).Thebladesshouldmeasure3inches
(7.6cm).
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