Maintenance & Adjustments

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Maintenance Schedule

 

Before

Every

Every

Every

Every

Prior

Each use

10 Hours

25 Hours

50 Hours

100 Hours

to Storing

Clean Hood/Dash Louvers

P

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean Battery Terminals

 

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lube Mid Steering Arms, Pivot Shafts, and Axles

 

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lube Front Wheel Bearings

 

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean Engine Cooling Fins

 

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lube Front Deck Wheels

 

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lube Deck Spindles and Idler Bracket

 

P

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lube Pedal Pivot Points

 

 

P

 

 

 

Maintenance

Warning! Before performing any maintenance or repairs, disengage the PTO, move the drive control levers fully outward in the neutral position, engage the parking brake, stop the engine and remove the key to prevent unintended starting.

Engine

Refer to the Kohler Owner’s Manual for all engine maintenance intervals, procedures, specifications and instructions.

Changing the Engine Oil

Warning! If the engine has been recently run, the engine, muffler and surrounding metal surfaces will be hot and can cause burns to the skin. Exercise caution to avoid burns.

To complete an oil change, proceed as follows:

1.Run the engine for a short time to warm the engine oil. The oil will flow more freely and carry away more impurities. Use care to avoid burns from hot oil.

2.Locate the oil drain port on the left side of the engine.

3.Pop open the protective cap on the end of the oil drain valve to expose the drain port. Refer to Fig. 6-1. Remove the oil fill cap/dipstick from the oil fill tube.

Figure 6-1

4.Push the oil drain hose (packed with this manual) onto the oil drain port. Route the opposite end of the hose into an appropriate oil collection container with at least a 2.0 quart capacity, to collect the used oil.

5.The engine is equipped with either a twist-and-pull drain port or a tabbed drain port. If your engine has the twist- and-pull drain go to step a. If your engine is equipped with the tabbed drain go to step b.

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