Maintenance; Recommended Maintenance Schedule(S) - Toro 31101 Operator's Manual

Maintenance

Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)

Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 2 hours
After the first 10 hours
After the first 50 hours
Before each use or daily
Every 50 hours
Every 150 hours
Every 400 hours
CAUTION
If you leave the key in the ignition switch, someone could accidentally start the engine and
seriously injure you or other bystanders.
Remove the key from the ignition switch before you perform any maintenance.
WARNING
If you raise the machine using only a jack to support it while you work under the mower deck,
the jack could tip, causing the mower deck to fall, crushing you or bystanders.
Always secure the machine with at least 2 jack stands when you have the mower deck raised.
CAUTION
On the top of the mower deck are 2 links that connect them to the frame. Connected to
these links are torsion springs that are under tension
the stored energy in the torsion spring will be released and could cause the links to move,
damaging your hands or fingers.
Be careful when removing the mower deck from the frame and secure the links before
disconnecting them from the frame.
Maintenance Procedure
• Tighten the caster wheel nuts.
• Tighten the caster wheel nuts.
• Change the mower deck gearbox lubricant.
• Lubricate the caster arm bushings.
• Lubricate the caster wheel bearings.
• Check the mower blades.
• Lubricate the grease fittings.
• Tighten the caster wheel nuts.
• Check the lubricant in the mower deck gearbox.
• Change the mower deck gearbox lubricant.
(Figure 14). If you disconnect the link,
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