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Section 7

B. CHANGING ENGINE CRANkCASE OIL

After the first 20 hours of operation, change the engine
crankcase oil and replace the oil filter. Thereafter,
change the engine crankcase oil after every 100 hours of
operation or monthly, whichever occurs first. Refer to the
Engine Operator’s Manual furnished with this mower for
instructions.
ENGINE OIL
FILLER & DIPSTICK
ENGINE OIL
DRAIN
ENGINE OIL
FILTER
Drain Plug, Dipstick and Oil Filter Figure 7-4. Location

C. CHANGING ENGINE OIL FILTER

After the first 20 hours of operation, replace the engine oil
filter. Thereafter, replace the oil filter after every 200 hours
of operation or every month, whichever occurs first. Refer
to Engine Operator’s Manual for instructions.
DANGER
To avoid injury from burns, allow the mower to
cool before changing the oil and removing the
filter.
HYDRAULIC OIL
FILTER
DRAIN PLUG
Hydraulic Oil FilterFigure 7-3.

C. CHANGING HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER

ELEMENT

The hydraulic oil filter should be changed after every 500
hours of operation or annually, whichever occurs first.
Remove the oil filter element. See Figure 7-3.1. Properly discard the oil filter element. Fill the new
filter with clean oil and install the filter. Hand tighten
only.
Run the engine at idle speed with the speed control 2. lever in neutral for five minutes.
Check the oil level in the hydraulic tank. Hydraulic
3. oil must be at the full tab below the filler neck. If
necessary, add SAE 20w50 motor oil.
ENGINE OIL7.4

A. CHECkING ENGINE CRANkCASE OIL LEvEL

The engine oil level should be checked after every 8 hours
of operation or daily as instructed in the Engine Operator’s
Manual furnished with this mower.