NOTE: DO NOT use high pressure water spray or steam to clean the hydrostatic transmission.

WARNING: Disconnect spark plug wire and ground against engine before performing any adjustments, repairs or maintenance work on the tractor.

Fuel Filter

•Your unit is equipped with a replaceable in-line fuel filter. Replace filter whenever contamination or discoloration is noticed. Order replacement filter through your authorized engine service dealer.

Cleaning Engine & Deck

•Any fuel or oil spilled on the machine should be wiped off promptly. Grass, leaves, and other dirt must not be left to accumulate around the cooling fins of the engine or on any part of the machine.

•Clean the underside of the deck after each mowing.

Engine

•Refer to the separate engine manual for engine maintenance instructions.

•Service air cleaner every 10 hours under normal conditions. Clean every few hours under extremely dusty conditions. To service the air cleaner, refer to the separate engine manual packed with your unit.

•The spark plug(s) should be cleaned and the gap reset once a season. Spark plug replacement is recommended at the start of each mowing season; check engine manual for correct plug type and gap specifications.

•Maintain engine oil as instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit. Read and follow instructions carefully.

Oil Drain Sleeve (If equipped)

•Your lawn tractor may have a plastic oil drain sleeve packed with the loose parts for your convenience in draining oil from the crankcase. To drain the oil, snap small end of oil drain sleeve onto oil sump. Remove drain plug and drain oil into a suitable container. See Figure 26.

Oil Sump

Oil Drain

Sleeve

Figure 26

Oil Drain Valve (If equipped)

•Your lawn tractor may have a valve installed on the engine for draining oil from the crankcase. To drain the oil, insert the 12" hose (shipped loose with your unit) over the end of the valve. Place the other end in a suitable container. Push in black cap, rotate counter-clockwise and pull valve open. When oil is completely drained, push top of valve in and rotate clockwise to close. See Figure 27.

12" Drain

Hose

Oil Drain

Valve

Figure 27

Tire Pressure

Recommended operating tire pressure is approximately 10 p.s.i. Maximum tire pressure under any circumstance is 30 p.s.i. Equal tire pressure should be maintained on all tires.

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