Greasing The Mower - Toro 74960 Operator's Manual

Greasing the Mower

Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Grease the mower
deck spindles and idler arm.
Yearly—Grease the pump belt idler arm.
Yearly—Grease the front caster pivots (more
often in dirty or dusty conditions).
Yearly—Repack the front caster wheel bearings
(more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
Important:
Make sure that the cutting unit
spindles are full of grease weekly.
1. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move
the motion-control levers to the
position, and set the parking brake.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Grease the mower-deck idler pulley pivot until
grease comes out the bottom
Figure 44).
Figure 43
Machines with a 60-inch Deck
4. For machines with 72-inch decks only, grease
the 3 spindle bearings until grease comes out
the lower seals (Figure
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NEUTRAL LOCK
(Figure 43 or
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Machines with a 72-inch Deck
5. Grease the drive belt idler arm
6. Remove the dust cap and adjust the caster
pivots.
Note:
Keep the dust cap off until greasing is
complete. Refer to
Bearing (page
7. Remove the hex plug.
8. Thread a grease fitting into the hole.
9. Pump grease into the fitting until it oozes out
around the top bearing.
10. Remove the grease fitting in the hole.
11. Install the hex plug and dust cap
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Figure 44
(Figure
Figure 45
Adjusting the Caster-Pivot
51).
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