Check For Loose Hardware; Check Tire Pressures; Change Gearbox Oil - Exmark FR524 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
B. Install bushing/blade assembly into spindle.
Figure 15
1. Use wrench here for
blade installation. This
nut has been torqued to
90–110 ft-lb (122–149
N-m)
C. Apply lubricant to threads of blade bolt as
needed to prevent seizing. Copper-based
anti-seize preferable. Grease acceptable
substitute. Install blade bolt finger tight. Place
wrench on the top spindle nut then torque the
blade bolts to 55-60 ft-lb (75-81 N-m).
WARNING
Incorrect installation of the blade or
components used to retain the blade can
be dangerous. Failure to use all original
components and assembled as shown could
allow a blade or blade component to be
thrown out from under the deck resulting in
serious personal injury or death.
Always install the original Exmark blades,
blade bushings, and blade bolts as shown.

Check for Loose Hardware

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
2. Visually inspect machine for any loose hardware
or any other possible problem. Tighten hardware
or correct the problem before operating.
2. Torque to 55-60 ft-lb
(75-81 N-m) Apply
lubricant to threads
as needed to prevent
seizing. Copper-based
anti-seize preferable.
Grease acceptable
substitute.

Check Tire Pressures

Service Interval: Every 40 hours
The front caster tires are semi-pneumatic and Do
Not need to be inflated.

Change Gearbox Oil

Service Interval: After the first 50 hours
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
2. Place unit on a level surface.
3. Remove the gearbox and drive shaft assembly
from the mower deck. Retain hardware for re-use.
4. Remove the oil drain plug on the side of the
gearbox section and drain oil (Figure 16).
1. Oil drain/fill plug
5. Reinstall the gearbox and drive shaft assembly to
the mower deck.
6. Fill gearbox with Mobil SHC (synthetic) 75W-90
gear lube oil until level with oil drain/fill plug.
Note: Mower deck should remain level to the
ground when filling gearbox with oil. Do Not fill
gearbox with deck raised in the service position.
7. Apply a Teflon pipe sealant to the oil plug and
re-install into the gearbox.
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Every 100 hours thereafter
Figure 16