Greasing the Mower Deck and
Belt Idlers
Service Interval:
Every 25 hours—Grease the mower
deck and spindles.
Every 25 hours—Grease the pump
belt idler arm.
Grease with No. 2 general purpose lithium base or
molybdenum base grease.
Important:
Make sure cutting unit spindles are
full of grease weekly.
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion control levers
to the neutral locked position, and set the parking
brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Grease the idler pulley pivot (Figure 29).
4. Grease the fittings on the 3 spindle bearings
Figure 29
5. Grease the pump belt idler arm (Figure 30).
Figure 30
6. Grease the PTO drive belt idler arm (Figure 31).
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