Maintenance & Adjustments

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Maintenance

WARNING! Before performing any maintenance or repairs, disengage PTO, move shift lever into neutral position, set parking brake, stop engine and remove key to prevent unintended starting.

Engine

Refer to the Engine Operator/Owner Manual for engine maintenance instructions.

Check engine oil level before each use as instructed in the Engine Operator/Owner Manual packed with your unit. Follow the instructions carefully.

Changing Engine Oil (Models with Briggs & Stratton Engines)

For draining oil from the engine’s crankcase of select model tractors, a plastic oil drain sleeve is packed with this Operator’s Manual. To drain the oil, proceed as follows:

1.Run the engine for a few minutes to allow the oil in the crankcase to warm up. Warm oil will flow more freely and carry away more of the engine sediment which may have settled at the bottom of the crankcase. Use care to avoid burns from hot oil.

2.Open the tractor’s hood and locate the oil drain port on the right side of the engine.

3.Unscrew the oil fill cap and remove the dipstick from the oil fill tube.

4.Snap the small end of oil drain sleeve onto the oil sump. See Fig. 6-1.

Figure 6-1

5.Remove drain plug and drain oil into a suitable container with a capacity of no less than 64 oz.

6.Service oil filter (if so equipped) as instructed in the separate

Engine Operator/Owner Manual packed with your unit.

Perform the above steps in the opposite order after oil has finished draining.

5.Refill the engine with new motor oil as instructed in the

Engine Operator/Owner Manual packed with your machine.

NOTE: Refer to the Engine Operator/Owner Manual packed with your unit for information regarding the quantity and proper viscosity of motor oil.

Changing Engine Oil (Models with Kohler Engines)

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.

NOTE: The oil filter should be changed at every oil change interval.

To complete an oil change, proceed as follows:

1.Run the engine for a few minutes to allow the oil in the crankcase to warm up. Warm oil will flow more freely and carry away more of the engine sediment which may have settled at the bottom of the crankcase. Use care to avoid burns from hot oil.

2.Open the tractor’s hood and locate the oil drain port on the side of the engine.

3.Pop open the protective cap on the end of the oil drain valve to expose the drain port. See inset in Fig 6-2.

OPENED

CLOSED

Figure 6-2

4.Remove the oil fill cap/ dipstick from the oil fill tube.

5.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 2.5 quart capacity, to collect the used oil.

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