SERVICE INTERVALS
Service Intervals
Servicing Your Machine
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IMPORTANT: Avoid Damage! Operating in extreme conditions may require more frequent service intervals:
•Engine components may become dirty or plugged when operating in extreme heat, dust or other severe conditions.
•Engine oil may lose efficiency if vehicle is operated constantly at slow or low engine speeds or with frequent short trips.
Please use the following timetables to perform routine maintenance on your machine.
Servicing Engine
See engine manufacturer’s owner’s manual provided with your machine for engine service information.
Break-In (After First 10 Hours)
•Check air pressure in tires.
•Check wheel bolt torque.
•Check and adjust park brake.
•Change engine oil and filter.
•Check mower deck drive belt tension.
•Check hydraulic pump drive belt.
•Check transmission neutral adjustment.
Every 40 Hours
•Check air pressure in tires.
•Check wheel bolt torque.
•Check and adjust park brake.
•Change engine oil and filter.
•Check foam and paper air cleaner elements.
•Clean engine shrouds as needed.
•Lubricate front caster spindles and wheels.
•Lubricate mower deck idler pivot.
•Check mower deck drive belt tension.
•Lubricate hydraulic pump idler pivot.
•Check hydraulic pump drive belt.
•Check hydraulic fluid level.
•If operating machine in extremely dusty or dirty conditions:
•Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.
•Remove screws on blower fan screen and clean behind.
Every 100 Hours
•Lubricate mower deck spindles.
•Clean and gap spark plugs.
•Check hydraulic pump drive belt.
•Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.
•Remove screws on blower fan screen and clean behind.
Every 500 Hours
• Change hydraulic oil and filter.
Yearly
•Change fuel filter.
•Clean battery.
•Change engine oil and filter at least once per season.
•Change hydraulic oil and filter at least once per season.
•Replace spark plugs.
Service Lubrication
Grease
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IMPORTANT: Avoid Damage! The recommended grease is effective within an average air temperature range of
•If operating outside that temperature range, contact your servicing dealer for a
Use a general
Wet or high speed conditions may require use of a
Lubricating Front Caster Spindles and Wheels
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CAUTION: Avoid injury! Fingers or loose clothing can get caught in rotating parts. Stop engine and wait for all moving parts to stop before servicing.
•Lubricate two spindle grease fittings (A) and two wheel grease fittings
(B).
Lubricating Pump Idler Pivot
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