Scag Power Equipment SCR - Manual (Page 39)

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8. Using the caster wheel arm, lift the cutter deck
frame assembly off the cutter deck and secure in
place with the lock pin.
9. Clean and remove the check plug from the side of
the gearbox and fill the gearbox with SAE 80W90
lubricant until fluid is level with the bottom of the plug
port. Install check plug.
10. Lower the cutter deck frame assembly onto the
cutter deck and install the washers and hair pins onto
the height adjust pins.
7.13 POWER UNIT GEARBOX
A. Checking Lubricant Level
1. Remove the ignition key and engage the parking
brake.
2. Lift the seat to gain access to the gearbox dipstick.
See Figure 7-12.
3. Remove and clean the dipstick. Visually check the
fluid level on the dipstick. The fluid level must be
between the (2) two marks on the dipstick. See
Figure 7-13. If the fluid level is low, fill the gearbox
through the dipstick tube with EP 80-90 gear oil.
Install the dipstick after proper fluid level has been
achieved.
1. Remove the hair pins and raise the cutter deck to the
highest cut position (5").
2. Using the caster wheel arm, lift up the cutter deck and
secure in place with the lock pin.
3. Beneath the cutter deck is an access hole to gearbox
drain plug. See Figure 7-10. Clean the area thoroughly
and then place a suitable container under the drain plug.
Figure 7-10 Gearbox Drain Plug
4. Remove the drain plug and lower the cutter deck over
the container to drain the lubricant.
5. Using the caster wheel arm, lift up the cutter deck and
secure in place with the lock pin. Properly discard the
drained fluid.
6. Install drain plug and lower the cutter deck.
7. Remove the (4) hair pins and washers from the deck
height adjust pins.
GEARBOX DRAIN
PLUG
SCR 2K GBF
Remove
Hair Pins
Deck Height
Adjustment Pin
SCR 2K DHA
Figure 7-11 Deck Height Pins
Gearbox
Dipstick
SCR 2K GDS
Figure 7-12 Gearbox Dipstick