How's the deck lift work? Not the usual spring-assisted pedal arrangement?
You're greasing your spindles several times, all inside 60 hours? What's the recommended interval, in your manual?
Not saying you're wrong, but actually wondering if I'm not doing mine enough. I run 75 - 120 hours per year, and grease them once per year. For some perspective, that'd be every 2-3 weeks of pro use.
Oil can go a long time, probably many hundreds of hours if used continuously, but aren't you concerned about leaving corrosive combustion contaminants in the crankcase over winter storage?
Exactly. So, spend $15 and change the oil more than once every 2 years!
I still have and use a 1971 Toro push mower. It was my only/primary mower at two houses prior to this one, but here it just gets used for odd jobs. I also had a 1963 Cub Cadet 123, until about ten years ago. Both got yearly oil changes, even if used only once during the preceding year.
That is a beautiful machine! I always wondered how the deck stays at a constant height with shock absorbers, though? Always seems like the shock absorbers would cause the deck to dip in hard turns, etc.
