Greasing And Lubrication - Toro GROUNDSMASTER 30753 Operator's Manual

Greasing and Lubrication

Greasing
The cutting unit must be lubricated regularly. Refer to
the Service Interval Chart on page 8. Grease with
No. 2 general purpose lithium base or molybdenum
base grease.
1. Stop the engine, remove the key and disconnect
the spark plug wire(s) from the spark plug(s).
2. Grease the fittings on the three spindle bearings
and the idler arm (Fig. 23).
Note: You'll have to remove the mower
cover to access the grease fitting on the
idler arm.
3. Grease the fittings on the carrier frame mounting
tubes and castor wheels (Fig. 19).
Figure 19
1. Carrier frame mounting
tube grease fitting
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2. Castor wheel grease fitting
Lubrication
The gearbox lubrication should be checked regularly.
Refer to the Service Interval Chart on page 8. Fill
with SAE EP 90 gear lube.
4. Lower lift and adjust mower so it is level, all
height-of-cut pins in the same hole.
5. Clean area around the gearbox so dirt does not
get into gearbox.
6. Remove filler plug and check fluid level. Fluid
should be at lower level of filler plug hole
(Fig. 20).
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Figure 20
1. Gearbox
7. Oil the mower idler arm pivot every 25 hours
with a few drops of SAE 30 oil (Fig. 21).
Figure 21
1. Idler arm pivot
Maintenance
2. Filler plug
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