Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Maintenance
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
WARNING
Whilemaintenanceoradjustmentsarebeing
made,someonecouldstarttheengine.
Accidentalstartingoftheenginecould
seriouslyinjureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch,
engageparkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)
offthesparkplug(s)beforeyoudoany
maintenance.Alsopushthewire(s)aside
soitdoesnotaccidentallycontactthespark
plug(s).
WARNING
Theenginecanbecomeveryhot.Touching
ahotenginecancausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
serviceormakingrepairsaroundtheengine
area.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Aftertherst100hours
•Checkthewheelhubslottednuttorquespecications.
•Checkthewheellugnuts.
•Checktheparkbrakeadjustment.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengineoillevel.
•Checkthemowerblades.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystem.
•Checktherolloverprotectionssystems(rollbar)knobs.
•Checktheseatbelt.
•Checkforloosehardware.
•Checkenginecoolantlevel.
•Cleantheengineandexhaustsystemarea.
•Cleanthehydrofancoolingguards.
•Cleanthegrassanddebrisbuild-upfromthemachineandcuttingdeck.
•Cleanthegrassbuild-upfromunderthecuttingdeck.
Every50hours
•Checkthehydraulicoillevel.
•Checkthetirepressures.
•Checktheconditionofthebelts.
•Checksparkarrester(ifequipped).
Every100hours
•Changetheengineoil.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.)
•Lubricatethedeckliftpivots.
•Removetheengineshroudsandcleanthecoolingns.
Every200hours
•Lubricatethebrakehandlepivot.
•Checkthesparkplugs.
Every250hours
•Replacetheprimaryaircleanerelement—checksecondaryaircleanerelement;replaceif
dirty.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.SeetheEngineOwner’sManualfor
additionalinformation.)
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