Owner manual

Maintenance
9.Inserttheassemblednutandaxleintothewheel
onthesideofthewheelwiththenewsealand
bearing.
10.Withtheopenendofthewheelfacingup,ll
theareainsidethewheelaroundtheaxlefullof
NGLIgrade#1multi-purposegrease.
11.Insertthesecondbearingandnewsealintothe
wheel.
12.Applyathreadlockingadhesivetothe2ndspacer
nutandthreadontotheaxlewiththewrenchats
facingoutward.
13.Torquethenutto75-80in-lb(8-9N-m),loosen,
thenre-torqueto20-25in-lb(2-3N-m).Make
sureaxledoesnotextendbeyondeithernut.
14.Reinstallthesealguardsoverthewheelhuband
insertwheelintocasterfork.Reinstallcasterbolt
andtightennutfully.
Important:Topreventsealandbearingdamage,
checkthebearingadjustmentoften.Spinthe
castertire.Thetireshouldnotspinfreely
(morethan1or2revolutions)orhaveanyside
play.Ifthewheelspinsfreely,adjusttorqueon
spacernutuntilthereisaslightamountofdrag.
Reapplythreadlockingadhesive.
LubricateBrakeHandlePivot
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Lubricatebrakehandlepivotwithaspraytype
lubricantorlightoil.
LubricateDeckLiftPivot
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Lubricatedeckliftpivotwithaspraytype
lubricantorlightoil.
CheckSparkPlugs
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
Removesparkplugs,checkconditionandresetgaps,
orreplacewithnewplugs.SeeEngineOwner’s
Manual.
ChangeFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Asrequired
Afuellterisinstalledbetweenthefueltankandthe
engine.Replacewhennecessary.
ReplacementFilters
Kohler
KohlerP/N2405013
KawasakiKawasaki
P/N49019-7001
Note:Itisimportanttoreinstallthefuellinehoses
andsecurewithplastictiesthesameastheywere
originallyinstalledatthefactorytokeepthefuelline
awayfromcomponentsthatcouldcausefuelline
damage.
ChangeHydraulicSystem
FilterandFluid
ServiceInterval:Every500hours
Note:OnlyuseExmarkHydroFilter–PartNo.
116-0164forsummerorwinter.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportwith
jackstands(orequivalentsupport)justhigh
enoughtoallowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
CAUTION
Raisingthemowerdeckforserviceor
maintenancerelyingsolelyonmechanical
orhydraulicjackscouldbedangerous.The
mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmaynotbe
enoughsupportormaymalfunctionallowing
theunittofall,whichcouldcauseinjury.
DoNotrelysolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jacksforsupport.Useadequatejackstands
orequivalentsupport.
3.Removethepumpdrivebelt.
4.Placeacatchpanunderthehydro.
5.Carefullycleanareaaroundthelters.Itis
importantthatnodirtorcontaminationenterthe
hydraulicsystem.
6.Usingasocket,unscrewlterstoremoveand
allowoiltodrain.
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