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Dixie Chopper ▪ 6302 E. County Road 100 N. ▪ Coatesville, IN ▪ 46121 ▪ www.dixiechopper.com
Prior to performing any and all
maintenance, make sure that the
ignition switch is off and key removed, PTO switch
is disengaged, motion control levers are in neutral
lock, and parking brake is on. Failure to comply
may result in personal injury or death.
Clean and store the mower at the end of the mowing
season as follows:
1. Perform steps as applicable under routine
maintenance.
2. Remove all grass, dirt, and debris from the
machine. Wash mower with an automotive
type detergent.
3. Thoroughly apply grease to grease zerks as
shown on page 8.
4. Check hydraulic oil level. Add oil if necessary.
Change oil and fi lter if not done in last 500
hours. Refer to routine maintenance.
5. Check tires for proper infl ation.
6. Start mower and engage PTO for
approximately one minute to remove excess
water from belts and pulleys.
Mower Cleaning and Off-Season Storage
Basic Mower Adjusments, Maintenance, and Repair
Blade Replacement
NEVER work with mower blades
while mower is running. Make
sure that ignition switch is off,
key is removed, PTO switch is disengaged, steer-
ing speed control levers are in neutral lock, and
parking brake is on. Failure to comply will result in
personal injury or death.
While setting up, repairing, or
transporting your mower, dis-
connect the negative battery terminal. Failure to
comply can result in personal injury or death.
Use caution when handling mow-
er blades during replacement or
maintenance. Wear appropriate protective gloves
and clothing. Cover the sharp cutting edges of the
the blades. Failure to comply can result in per-
sonal injury.
1. Chock rear tires.
2. Lift front end of mower and support it with a
jack or jack stands that have a suffi cient
safe working load capacity.
3. Wedge a short piece of lumber between the
mower blade and the mower deck to
immobilize the blade while removing and
reattaching hardware.
4. Remove bolts, washers, and spacer
attaching blade to blade spindle shaft,
before removing blades.
5. Apply anti-seize compound to threads of
attaching bolts before installation of new or
sharpened blades.
6. In reverse order as removed, install new or
sharpened blade with spacer, washers, and
bolts. Make certain to keep the lift area
(turned-up section of the blade) facing the
underside of mower deck. Ensure that the
fi ber washer (which acts as a vibration
damper) is against the blade.
7. Tighten bolts to a torque of 115-130 ft-lbs.
Do not clean the underside of
the deck with a pressure washer.
Water can get in and under seals and cause dam-
age to equipment.
Clean the underside of the deck frequently.
Accumulation of debris seriously impairs the mow-
er’s ability to “lift” the grass into cutting position and
discharge the clippings evenly. Build up on the
underside of the mower deck often results in a poor
quality of cut.
Under Deck Cleaning
1. Set the parking brake to off (handle down).
If brake tension is equal on both sides of mower,
perform steps 2 and 3 only. If brake tension is on
only one side or the other, skip to step 4.
2. Lift mower seat.
3. Tighten the front brake linkage adjustment nut.
4. Remove applicable tire.
5. Remove cotter pin.
6. Pull out brake link.
7. Loosen jam-nut.
8. Turn brake link two revolutions clockwise.
9. Tighten jam-nut.
10. Replace brake link.
11. Install cotter pin.
12. Install tire. Torque tire lug nuts to100 ft-lbs.
Parking Brake Adjustment
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