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 10
operating hours
• Change the engine oil.
Before each use or daily
• Test the safety interlock system.
• Check the air lter.
• Check the engine oil level.
• Check the cutting blades.
• Wipe clean the collection sensors.
• Clean the mower housing.
Every 25 hours
• Grease all lubrication points.
• Check tire pressure.
• Check the belts for wear/cracks.
Every 50 hours
• Clean the air lter (more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
• Check the battery electrolyte level.
Every 100 hours
• Change the engine oil (more often while operating the engine under heavy
load or in high temperatures).
• Change the oil lter
• Check the spark plug.
• Replace fuel lter.
Every 300 hours
• Clean the combustion chamber.
Before storage
• Drain the fuel tank.
• Charge the battery and disconnect battery cables.
• Perform all maintenance procedures listed above before storage.
• Paint any chipped surfaces.
Yearly or before storage
• Clean the cooling system (more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
• Change the air lter (more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
• Replace spark plug.
Important: R efer to y our engine operator’ s man ual f or additional maintenance pr ocedur es.
If y ou lea v e the k ey in the ignition s witch, someone could accidentl y star t the engine and
seriousl y injur e y ou or other bystander s.
R emo v e the k ey fr om the ignition and disconnect the wir e fr om the spar k plug bef or e y ou do
an y maintenance. Set the wir e aside so that it does not accidentall y contact the spar k plug .
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