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Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 8 hours
Before each use or daily
Every 25 hours
Every 50 hours
Every 100 hours
Cleaning the Hood Screen
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
The screens need to be cleaned before each use. In wet grass
they will need to be cleaned more often.
1. Disengage the power take-off (PTO) and set the
parking brake.
2. Turn off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Open the bagger hood.
4. Clean the debris from the screen.
5. Close the bagger hood.
Cleaning the Bagger and Bags
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
The bagger needs to be cleaned daily.
1. Wash the inside and outside of the bagger hood, bags,
tube, and the underside of the mower deck. Use a mild
automotive detergent to remove dirt.
2. Make sure that you remove matted grass from all parts.
3. After washing all the parts, let them dry thoroughly.
Note: With all parts installed, start and run the machine for
a minute to assist in drying.
Inspecting the Blower Belt
Service Interval: After the first 8 hours
Every 25 hours
Check belts for cracks, frayed edges, burn marks or any other
damage. Replace damaged belts.
Maintenance Procedure
• Inspect the blower belt.
• Inspect the bagger.
• Clean the hood screen.
• Clean the bagger.
• Inspect the blower belt.
• Grease the idler arm.
• Inspect the bagger.
Replacing the Blower Belt for
60- and 72-inch Machines
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control levers
to the N
EUTRAL
brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Pull back on the spring-loaded idler pulley to relieve
the belt tension
4. Remove the existing bagger belt from the mower-deck
pulley and then the blower pulleys.
5. Install the new belt around the blower pulleys and the
mower-deck pulley
1. Idler pulley
2. Mower-deck pulley
3. Spring
6. Install the spring as shown in
24
-
position, and set the parking
LOCKED
(Figure
42).
(Figure
42).
Figure 42
4. Spring peg
5. Belt
6. Blower pulley
Figure
43.
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