Regular Maintenance

Regular Maintenance

Maintenance Schedule

The following schedule should be followed for normal care of your rider and mower. You will need to keep a record of your operating time. Determining operating time is easily accomplished by observing the elapsed time recorded by the hour meter.

UNIT MAINTENANCE

 

 

 

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

 

Before Each Use

 

 

 

Before Each Use

 

 

Check Safety Interlock System

 

 

 

Check Engine Oil Level

 

Check Rider Brakes

 

 

 

Every 25 Hours

 

 

Check Rider / Mower for loose hardware

 

 

Check / Clean Cooling Fins & Intake*

 

Check Hydraulic Oil Level**

 

 

 

Every 50 Hours

 

 

Every 25 Hours

 

 

 

Check / Clean Spark Arrester**

 

Clean Deck & Check / Replace Mower Blades*

 

 

Refer to Engine Manufacturer’s Owner’s Manual

 

Lubricate Rider & Mower*

 

 

 

Service Air Filter

 

 

Check Tire Pressures

 

 

 

Change Engine Oil & Filter***

 

Every 100 Hours

 

 

 

Check / Replace Spark Plugs

 

 

Reproduction

 

Clean Battery & Cables

 

 

 

Check / Replace Fuel Filter

 

 

 

for

 

 

Every 400 Hours

 

 

 

* Mo e often n h t (

ver 85°; 30° C) weather or

 

Change Hydraulic Oil & Filter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dusty opera ng c

nditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not

 

 

** If equipped. Replace if damaged.

 

* More often in hot (over 85°; 30° C) weather or

 

 

*** Change original engine oil after first 5 hours of

 

dusty operating conditions.

 

 

 

 

** Change original hydraulic oil after first 100 h urs

f

 

operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Air Filter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to engine manufacturer’s owner’s manual for

 

 

 

 

 

 

specific instructions and recommendations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to engine owner’s manual for all engine

 

 

 

 

 

 

maintenance procedures and recommendations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inspect Muffler and Spark Arrester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

Inspect the muffler for cracks, corrosion, or other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacement parts must be the same and

 

damage Remove the spark arrester, if equipped,

 

 

 

 

 

installed in the same position as the original

 

and inspect for damage or carbon blockage. If

 

 

 

 

 

parts or fire could result.

 

replacement parts are required, make sure to use only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

original equipment replacement parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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