Lubrication; Greasing The Bearings; Engine Maintenance; Servicing The Air Cleaner - Toro 74914 Operator's Manual

Lubrication

Greasing the Bearings

Service Interval: Every 25 hours—Grease all
lubrication points.
Grease Type: No. 2 General Purpose Lithium Base
Grease
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the
neutral lock position, stop the engine, remove the
key, and wait for all moving parts to stop before
leaving the operating position.
3. Clean the grease fittings (Figure 37 and Figure 35)
with a rag. Make sure to scrape any paint off of the
front of the fitting(s).
Figure 37
1. Front caster tire
4. Connect a grease gun to each fitting (Figure 37 and
Figure 35). Pump grease into the fittings until grease
begins to ooze out of the bearings.
5. Wipe up any excess grease.
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Engine Maintenance

Contact with hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep hands, feet, face, clothing and other body
parts away the muffler and other hot surfaces.

Servicing the Air Cleaner

Note: Service the air cleaner more frequently (every
few hours) if operating conditions are extremely dusty
or sandy.
Removing the Foam and Paper
Elements
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control (PTO).
2. Move the motion control levers to the brake position,
stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Clean around the air cleaner to prevent dirt from
getting into the engine and causing damage. Loosen
the two plastic knobs on the cover and remove the
air cleaner cover (Figure 38).
4. Carefully remove the foam element from the paper
element (Figure 38).
5. Unscrew the wing nuts and remove the paper
element (Figure 38).
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