Maintenance
CheckforLooseHardware
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware
oranyotherpossibleproblem.Tightenhardware
orcorrecttheproblembeforeoperating.
ServiceAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every250hours—Replace
theprimaryaircleaner
element—check
secondaryaircleaner
element;replaceifdirty.
(Mayneedmoreoften
undersevereconditions.
SeetheEnginemanualfor
additionalinformation.)
Every500hours—
Replacethesecondary
aircleanerelement.(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.See
theEnginemanualfor
additionalinformation.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.SeetheEngineOwner’sManualformaintenance
instructions.
ChangeEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every100hours(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Drainoilwhileengineiswarmfromoperation.
3.Theoildrainhoseislocatedonrighthandsideof
engineforKohlerorlefthandsideforKawasaki.
Placepanundermachinetocatchoil.Remove
plugfromendofdrainhose.Allowoiltodrain
andreplaceoildrainplug.Torqueplugto20-24
ft-lb.
4.Replacetheoilltereveryotheroilchange.Clean
aroundoillterandunscrewltertoremove.
Beforereinstallingnewlter,applyathincoating
ofExmark4–CyclePremiumEngineOilonthe
surfaceoftherubberseal.Turnlterclockwise
untilrubbersealcontactsthelteradapterthen
tightenlteranadditional1/2to3/4turn.
5.Cleanaroundoilllcapandremovecap.Fillto
speciedcapacityandreplacecap.
6.UseoilrecommendedintheCheckEngineOil
Levelsection.DoNotoverll.Starttheengine
andcheckforleaks.Stopengineandrecheckoil
level.
CheckHydraulicOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Every40hours
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Cleanareaaroundhydraulicreservoircapand
removecap.Oillevelshouldbetothetopofthe
bafeinsidethetank.Ifnot,addoil.UseExmark
PremiumHydroOil.Replacehydraulicreservoir
capandtightenuntilsnug.DoNotovertighten.
Note:Thebafeislabeled“HOT”and
“COLD”.Theoillevelvarieswiththe
temperatureoftheoil.The“HOT”levelshows
thelevelofoilwhenitisat225°F(107°C).The
“COLD”levelshowstheleveloftheoilwhen
itisat75°F(24°C).Filltotheappropriatelevel
dependinguponthetemperatureoftheoil.For
example:Iftheoilisabout150°F(65°C),llto
halfwaybetweenthe“HOT”and“COLD”levels.
Iftheoilisatroomtemperature(about75°F
(24°C)),llonlytothe“COLD”level.
CheckTirePressures
ServiceInterval:Every40hours
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Checktirepressureindrivetires.
3.Inatedrivetiresto12–14psi(83–97kPa).
4.Inatetirestopressuresstatedabove.Measure
thecircumferenceofeachdrivetire.Adjusttire
pressureswithintheaboverangetotrytomake
tirecircumferencesmatchascloselyaspossible.
Semi-pneumaticcastertiresdonotneedtobe
inated.
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