Changing The Planetary Gear Drive Oil; Checking The Rear Axle Lubricant; Changing The Rear Axle Lubricant - Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D Operator's Manual

Changing the Planetary Gear
Drive Oil
Service Interval: After the first 200 hours
Every 800 hours (Or yearly, whichever comes first)
Change the oil initially after first 200 hours of operation.
Thereafter, change the oil every 800 hours, or yearly,
whichever occurs first. Use a high quality SAE 85W-140 wt.
gear lube as replacement.
1. With the machine on a level surface, position a wheel
so that one of the check plugs is at the lowest (6
o'clock) position (Figure
1. Check/drain plug
2. Place a drain pan under the planetary hub, remove plug
and allow oil to drain.
3. Place a drain pan under the brake housing, remove the
drain plug and allow the oil to drain
1. Brake housing
4. When all of the oil has drained from both locations,
re-install the plug in the brake housing.
5. Rotate the wheel until the open plug hole in the
planetary is at the twelve o'clock position.
6. Through the open hole, slowly fill the planetary with
0.65 liter (22 ounces) of high quality SAE 85W-140 wt.
gear lube.
44).
Figure 44
(Figure
Figure 45
2. Drain plug
Important: If the planetary fills before the
0.65 liter (22 ounces) of oil is added, wait one
hour or install the plug and move the machine
approximately ten feet to distribute the oil through
the brake system. Then, remove the plug and add
the remaining oil.
7. Re-install the plug.
8. Repeat the procedure on the opposite planetary/brake
assembly.
Checking the Rear Axle
Lubricant
Service Interval: Every 400 hours
The rear axle is shipped from the factory filled with SAE
85W-140 wt. gear lube. Check the oil level before the engine
is first started and every 400 hours thereafter. The capacity is
2.4 liters. (80 oz). Visually inspect for leaks daily.
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Remove a check plug from one end of the axle
46) and make sure that the lubricant is up to the bottom
of the hole. If the level is low, remove the fill plug
(Figure
up to the bottom of the check plug holes.
45).
1. Check plug
Changing the Rear Axle
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Lubricant
Service Interval: After the first 200 hours
Every 800 hours
1. Position the machine on a level surface.
2. Clean the area around the 3 drain plugs, 1 on each end
and 1 in the center
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46) and add enough lubricant to bring the level
Figure 46
2. Fill plug
(Figure 47).
(Figure