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Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Before each use or daily
After each use
Every 50 hours
Yearly
Lubricating the Machine
You do not need to lubricate the machine; all the
bearings have been lubricated at the factory for the
life of the machine.
Adjusting the Self-Propel
Drive
Whenever you install a new self-propel cable or if
the self-propel drive is out of adjustment, adjust the
self-propel drive.
1.
Turn the adjustment nut counterclockwise to
loosen the cable adjustment
Figure 23
1. Electric-start switch
2. Self-propel-drive cable
3. Adjustment nut
2.
Adjust the tension on the cable
pulling it back or pushing it forward and holding
that position.
Maintenance Procedure
• Check the cutting blades.
• Clean grass clippings and dirt from under the machine.
• Service the blade-drive system.
• Service the blades.
(Figure
23).
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4. Turn the nut
counterclockwise to
loosen the adjustment.
5. Turn the nut clockwise to
tighten the adjustment.
(Figure
23) by
Note:
Push the cable toward the motor to
increase the traction; pull the cable away from
the motor to decrease the traction.
3.
Turn the adjustment nut clockwise to tighten the
cable adjustment.
Note:
Tighten the nut firmly with a socket or
wrench.
Servicing the Blade-Drive
System
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
1.
Remove the blade-drive system cover
24).
1. Bolts
2.
Brush or blow out debris from the inside of the
shield and around all the parts.
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(Figure
Figure 24
2. Cover
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