SERVICE INTERVALS
Servicing Your Machine
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 and spark plugs may lose efficiency if machine 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.
Intervals
Before Each Use
•Check fuel level.
•Check engine oil level.
•Clean air intake screen.
•Check safety systems.
•Check tire pressure.
•Check/tighten loose hardware.
After First 5 Hours
•Change engine oil.
•On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check and adjust mower deck belt tension.
•On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check and adjust mower deck spindle brakes.
•Lubricate front axle pivot.
•Lubricate front wheel spindles and wheel bearings.
Every 25 Hours
•Change engine oil. (Service more frequently under dusty conditions).
•Replace oil filter.
•Check/clean battery.
•Clean/replace air cleaner element and precleaner. (Service more frequently under dusty conditions).
•Clean engine cooling fins.
•Replace fuel filter.
•Replace spark plug.
•Sharpen/replace blades.
•Clean mower deck.
•Level mower deck.
•On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check and adjust mower deck belt tension.
•On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check and adjust mower deck spindle brakes.
•Lubricate front axle pivot.
•Lubricate front wheel spindles and wheel bearings.
Every 50 Hours
•Lubricate pivot points and seat with general
Every 100 Hours
•Replace mower drive belt.
•Sharpen/replace blades.
Before Storage
•Change engine oil.
•Replace oil filter.
•Check/clean battery.
•Charge battery.
•Clean/replace air cleaner precleaner.
•Check/replace air cleaner element.
•Clean air intake screen.
•Clean engine cooling fins.
•Replace fuel filter.
•Replace spark plug.
•Add fuel stabilizer.
•Sharpen/replace blades.
•Clean mower deck.
•Level mower deck.
•On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check and adjust mower deck belt tension.
•On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check and adjust mower deck spindle brakes.
•Check safety systems.
•Check/tighten loose hardware.
•Check tire pressure.
•Lubricate front axle pivot.
•Lubricate front wheel spindles and wheel bearings.
•Lubricate pivot points and seat with general
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