Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
After the rst 8 operating
hours
• Change the engine oil.
Before each use or daily
• Check the safety interlock system.
• Grease the caster wheels and caster pivot.
• Check the engine oil level.
• Clean the air intake screen.
• Check the brakes.
• Inspect the blades.
Every 25 hours
• Clean foam air cleaner element.
Every 50 hours
• Grease the PTO belt idler.
• Grease the mower deck belt idler.
• Check the paper air cleaner element.
• Check the tire pressure.
• Check the traction drive belt.
• Check the transmission belt.
• Check the mower belt.
Every 100 hours
• Change the engine oil.
• Check the spark plugs.
• Adjust the electric clutch.
Every 200 hours
• Replace the paper air cleaner element.
• Replace the oil lter.
• Replace the fuel lter.
Every 250 hours
• Grease the transmission couplers (more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
Every 400 hours
• Grease the wheel bearings (more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
Before storage
• Paint chipped surfaces.
• Perform all maintenance procedures listed above before storage.
Important: R efer to y our engine operator’ s man ual f or additional maintenance pr ocedur es.
If y ou lea v e the k ey in the ignition s witch, someone could accidentl y star t the engine and
seriousl y injur e y ou or other bystander s.
R emo v e the k ey fr om the ignition and disconnect the spar k plug wir e fr om the spar k plug(s)
bef or e y ou do an y maintenance. Set the wir e aside so that it does not accidentall y contact
the spar k plug .
Lubrication
Grease with No . 2 g eneral pur pose lithium base or
molybden um base g rease .
How to Grease
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
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