Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Maintenance
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Every500hours
•Checkthewheelhubslottednuttorquespecications.
•Checkthewheellugnuts.
•Changethehydrauliclter(Every250hours/yearlyifusingMobil115W50)
•Checktheparkbrakeadjustment.
Every600hours
•Replacetheaircleanerelements.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.Seethe
EngineOwner'sManualforadditionalinformation.)
Every4,000hours
•
Changeenginecoolant.Dex-Cool©extendedlifecoolant(orangecolor)
Monthly
•Checkthebatterycharge.
Yearly
•Changetheengineoilifoperatedlessthan100hours.
•Greasethefrontcasterwheelhubs.
•Greasefrontcasterpivots.
•Greasethedeckdrivebeltidlerarm.
•Greasethemuledrivebeltidlerarm.
•Greasethepumpdrivebeltidlerarm.
PeriodicMaintenance
CheckEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesureunitisonalevelsurface.
2.Checkwithenginecold.
3.Raiseradiatortogainaccesstodipstick.
CAUTION
Iftheradiatorproprodisnotsecurely
positionedinthenotchtheradiatormayfall.
Fallingradiatorcouldcauseseriousinjury.
Besuretheproprodisengagedsecurelyin
thenotchatthefarrightsideoftheslot.
4.Cleanareaarounddipstick.Removedipstickand
wipeoiloff.Reinsertthedipstickandpushitall
thewaydownintothetube.Removethedipstick
andreadtheoillevel.
5.Iftheoillevelislow,wipeofftheareaaroundthe
oilllcap,removecapandlltothe“FULL”
markonthedipstick.Exmark4-CyclePremium
EngineOilisrecommended;refertotheEngine
Owner'smanualforanacceptablealternative.Do
Notoverll.
Important:DoNotoperatetheenginewiththe
oillevelbelowthe“LOW”(or“ADD”)markon
thedipstick,oroverthe“FULL”mark.
CheckBatteryCharge
ServiceInterval:Monthly
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknowntotheStateof
Californiatocausecancerandreproductive
harm.Washhandsafterhandling.
Allowingbatteriestostandforanextendedperiodof
timewithoutrechargingthemwillresultinreduced
performanceandservicelife.Topreserveoptimum
batteryperformanceandlife,rechargebatteriesin
storagewhentheopencircuitvoltagedropsto12.4
volts.
Note:Topreventdamageduetofreezing,battery
shouldbefullychargedbeforeputtingawayfor
winterstorage.
Checkthevoltageofthebatterywithadigital
voltmeter.Locatethevoltagereadingofthebatteryin
thetableandchargethebatteryfortherecommended
timeintervaltobringthechargeuptoafullcharge
of12.6voltsorgreater.
Important:Makesurethenegativebatterycable
isdisconnectedandthebatterychargerusedfor
chargingthebatteryhasanoutputof16voltsand
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