Dixon 700 Series manual Mowing Recommendations, Maintenance Schedule

MOWING RECOMMENDATIONS

1.Keep mower blades sharp.

2.Make sure deck and discharge are clean.

3.When mowing tall grass, make two passes, mowing off 1/2 of the desired cut on the first pass, and then the desired height the second pass. Check for hidden dangers first.

4.Go slowly for trimming.

5.Always cut grass with the engine at full throttle speed. This "ENGINE" speed allows the cutting blades to operate at optimum cutting speed. Control "GROUND" speed with the Steering Control Levers.

6.Vary ground speed to suit conditions

(i.e. go slower in tall thick grass, on hills, wet conditions, etc.).

Replace decals when illegible. Write factory for free replacement.

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE	,
SERVICE	WHEN

Check crankcase oil level ————————————————————————-- before each use Clean grass from Hydrostat fans and cooling fans ———————————---— before each use Check air intake screen ——————————————————————----——— after each use

Clean grass under deck ————————————————————————---— after each use

Check tire pressure ———————————————————————————— every 10 hours

Check battery fluid ———————————————————-——-———————every 10 hours Sharpen mower blades ——————————————————————————--------—— every 10 hours

Clean air filter pre-cleaner element ———————————————------——— every 25 hours

Check Hydrostatic transmission fluid ———————————————————— every 25 hours

Check drive belts ————————————————————————————— every 50 hours (20 hours break-in)

Service Air Cleaner Filter Element ——————————————————— every 100 hours

Change engine crankcase oil ———————————————————————1QC hours

oil filter ———————————————————----------—————— 200 hours

Change Hydrostat oil and oil filter ————————————————————— every 500 hours

(100 hours break-in)

Replace air filter element ———————————————————————------— annually or 500 hours

Check spark plugs ———————————————————————————— annually or 5 00 hours Service battery ——————————————————————————------——— annually or 500 hours

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