Exmark Diesel Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Maintenance
2. Check pump and PTO drive belts.
3. Belts are spring tensioned and no adjustment is
necessary. See Pump Drive Belt Tension and
Replacement sections in Adjustments.
Lubricate Grease Fittings
Note: See chart for service intervals.
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
2. Lubricate ttings with one to two pumps of
NGLI grade #2 multi-purpose gun grease.
Refer to the following chart for tting locations
and lubrication schedule.
Lubrication Chart
Fitting
Locations
Initial
Pumps
Number of
Places
Service
Interval
1. Hitch
and Cylinder
Pivots
2
4 40 Hours
2. Fold
Pivot Pin
2 2
100 Hours
3. Fold
Lock Pin
2 2
Yearly
4. Rear
Caster Pivot
*0
1
*Yearly
5. Belt
Idlers
1 2
Yearly
6. Motion
Control
Pivots
1 2
Yearly
7. Transfer
Spring Ends
1
4
Yearly
8. Dual Tail
Wheel Pivot
2 1
40 Hours
* See step 3 for special lubrication instructions
on the rear caster pivots and the Lubricate Rear
Caster Wheel Hub section for special lubrication
instructions on the rear casters wheel hub.
3. Lubricate front caster pivots once a year. Remove
hex plug and cap. Thread grease zerk in hole and
pump with grease until it oozes out around top
bearing. Remove grease zerk and thread plug back
in. Place cap back on.
Lubricate Rear Caster Wheel
Hub(s)
Service Interval: Yearly
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
Figure 11
1. Seal guard 2. Spacer nut with wrench
ats
2. Remove caster wheel from caster forks.
3. Remove seal guards from the wheel hub.
4. Remove one of the spacer nuts from the axle
assembly in the caster wheel. Note that thread
locking adhesive has been applied to lock the
spacer nuts to the axle. Remove the axle (with
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