Bush Hog Commercial Series manual Section Maintenance, Maintenance Schedule

SECTION III

MAINTENANCE

CAUTION

BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE, TURN OFF ENGINE, REMOVE KEY AND DISCONNECT SPARK PLUGS. USE EXTREME CARE WHEN WORKING ON MACHINERY. DO NOT WEAR WATCH OR JEWELRY. DO NOT WEAR LOOSE FITTING CLOTHES, AND OBSERVE ALL COMMON SAFETY PRACTICES WITH TOOLS.

IMPORTANT:

BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE, MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR ON THE ENGINE, REFER TO THE RESPECTIVE ENGINE MANUFACTURERS’ MANUAL FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR PARTICULAR BRAND OF ENGINE.

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

SERVICEWHEN

Check crankcase oil level_______________________________________________________before each use

Check air intake screen__________________________________________________________after each use

Clean grass from under deck _____________________________________________________after each use

Check tire pressure ____________________________________________________________every 10 hours

Sharpen mower blades _________________________________________________________every 10 hours

Clean air filter element ___________________________________________________________every 8 hours

Check 20W50 motor oil

in hydrostatic system ___________________________________________________________every 10 hours

Check drive belts ______________________________________________________________every 50 hours

(20 hr break-in) Grease blade spindles __________________________________________________________every 50 hours

Grease front wheels ____________________________________________________________every 50 hours

Grease caster wheel pivots ______________________________________________________every 50 hours

Grease pusher bar pivots ________________________________________________________every 50 hours

Change engineevery 50 hours crankcase oil and filter ________________________________________________________(5 hrs break-in)

Change hydrostatic oil filter (See your Bush Hog Dealer)
Important: Substitution of an improper filter will cause	every 500 hours

hydrostatic failure which will not be covered under warranty_____________________(50 hrs break-in)

Replace air

filter element ____________________________________________________________annually or 500 hours

Check spark plugs ________________________________________________________annually or 100 hours

Service battery___________________________________________________________annually or 500 hours

Perform these maintenance procedures more frequently under extremely dusty, dirty conditions. Replace decals when illegible. Write parts dept. for free replacement.

WARNING: Make sure seat frame retention click-pins are in place after lifting seat pan for service.

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