Section 4 - MAINTENANCE
WARNING
DO NOT attempt any maintenance, adjustments or service with engine running. STOP engine. STOP blades. Set parking brake. Remove key. Remove spark plug wires and secure away from spark plugs. Engine and components are HOT. Avoid serious burns, allow sufficient time for all parts to cool.
4.6DECK REMOVAL (Continued from previous page) 4. Remove inside nuts that secure chain to front lift arm. See Figure 4.10.
FRONT
LIFT ARM
CHAIN
DECK HANGER
BRACKET
6.Remove deck drive belt from around deck pulley.
7.Remove bolts and nuts to disconnect both stabilizers
from mower deck and power unit. | See Figure 4.12 & |
Figure 4.13. |
|
STABILIZER 
DECK | REMOVE NUTS & BOLTS |
| THAT SECURE STABILIZERS |
| TO THE MOWER DECK. |
FIGURE 4.12
REMOVE INSIDE NUTS
THAT SECURES CHAIN
TO THE FRONT LIFT ARM
FIGURE 4.10
5.Remove inside nuts that secure chain to rear lift arm. See Figure 4.11.
REMOVE INSIDE NUTS THAT
SECURES CHAIN TO THE
REAR LIFT ARM
REAR LIFT ARM | CHAIN |
FIGURE 4.11
DECK
STABILIZERREMOVE NUTS & BOLTS THAT SECURE STABILIZERS TO THE POWER UNIT.
FIGURE 4.13
8.Remove wooden blocks from underneath deck and roll/slide deck from underneath power unit.
9.Reinstall deck in reverse order, of which it was removed. Tighten all nuts and bolts securely.
4.7HYDRAULIC FLUID FILTERS
IMPORTANT: REFER TO SECTION “HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PURGING” BEFORE PERFORMING FILTER MAINTENANCE.
The first filter change is recommended at 200 hours. After the first change, the recommended interval is every 500 hours. Replace both with approved filters only (Snapper P/N 27164). Install following instructions provided with the filter. Add SAE 20W50 oil to bring the level in the reservoirs to 1 ½” below top of filler neck. Run machine for several minutes and
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