Maintenance
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
After the rst 5 operating
hours
• Change the engine oil.
Before each use or daily
• Check the engine oil level.
• Check the blade brake clutch operation.
• Clean grass clippings and dirt from under the mower.
Every 25 hours
• Charge the battery (model 20058 only).
• Lubricate the rear wheel gears.
• Clean the blade brake clutch shield.
Every 50 hours
• Change the engine oil.
Every 100 hours
• Clean the cooling system (refer to your engine owner’s manual).
• Replace the spark plug (refer to your engine owner’s manual).
Before storage
• Charge the battery (model 20058 only).
• Empty the fuel tank before repairs as directed and before annual storage.
Yearly
• Replace the air lter (more frequently in dusty operating conditions).
• Check the spark plug (refer to your engine owner’s manual).
• Replace the blade or have it sharpened (more frequently if the edge dulls quickly).
• Refer to your Engine Operator’s Manual for any additional yearly maintenance
procedures.
Important: R efer to y our Engine Operator’ s Man ual f or additional maintenance pr ocedur es.
Preparing for Maintenance
1. Stop the engine and w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop .
2. Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug
( Figure 44 ) before perfor ming any maintenance
procedure .
Figure 44
3. After perfor ming the maintenance procedure(s),
connect the spark plug wire to the spark plug .
Important: Bef or e tipping the mo w er to change
the oil or r eplace the blade, allo w the fuel tank to
r un dr y thr ough nor mal usa ge. If y ou must tip the
mo w er prior to r unning out of fuel, use a hand fuel
pump to r emo v e the fuel. Al w ays tip the mo w er
onto its side with the air filter up .
Tipping the mo w er may cause the fuel to leak.
Gasoline is flamma ble, explosi v e and can cause
per sonal injur y .
R un the engine dr y or r emo v e the gasoline with a
hand pump; nev er siphon.
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