MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Every100hours
•Changetheengineoil.
•Checkthebattery.
•Checktheclutch.
•Checkandcleantheenginecoolingnsandshrouds(moreoftenindirtyordusty
conditions).
•Checkthemower-deckbelt(s).
Every150hours
•Inspecttheprimarylterandtheair-inletscreen.
Every200hours
•Changetheengine-oillter.
•Check,cleanandgapthesparkplug.
Every300hours
•Greasetheenginevoltageregulator.(Moreoftenifgreaseisnotpresent.)
•Replacetheprimaryairlter(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
•Checktheinnerairlter(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Every500hours
•Adjustthecaster-pivotbearing.
•Changethehydraulicltersandhydraulicuid.
Every600hours
•Replacetheinnerairlter(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Every800hours
•Replacethefuellter.
Every1,000hours
•Replacethetransmissionbelt.
Beforestorage
•Paintchippedsurfaces.
•Performallmaintenanceprocedureslistedabovebeforestorage.
•Paintchippedsurfaces.
•Performallmaintenanceprocedureslistedabovebeforestorage.
Yearly
•Greasethetorsionidler.
•Greasethefrontcasterpivots(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
•Greasethecaster-wheelhubs.
•Greasethebrakecalipers.
•Greasethemotioncontrols.
•Applyanti-seizecompoundtothecushionknobs.
•Applydielectricgreasetothebatteryterminals.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
ReleasingtheCushionfor
RearAccess
Youcanreleasethecushionforrearaccesstothe
machineformaintenanceoradjustment.
1.Lowertheplatform.
2.Loosenthetwistknobsoneachsideofthe
machine(Figure33).
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Figure33
1.Twistknob
2.Cushion
3.Removethecushionandlowerittotheplatform.
4.Performanymaintenanceoradjustmentonthe
machine.
5.Raisethecushion,andslideitontothepinson
bothsidesofthemachine.
6.Tightenthetwistknobs.
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