Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner'smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
Important:Ifyouareperformingmaintenanceonthemachineandruntheenginewithanengine
exhaust-extractionduct,settheinhibitregensettingtoON;refertoSettingtheInhibitRegen(page46).
MaintenanceSafety
•Beforeyouleavetheoperator’sposition,dothe
following:
–Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
–Disengagethepowertakeoffandlowerthe
attachments.
–Engagetheparkingbrake.
–Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
–Waitforallmovementtostop.
•Ifyouleavethekeyintheswitch,someonecould
accidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjureyou
orotherbystanders.Removethekeyfromthe
switchbeforeyouperformanymaintenance.
•Allowmachinecomponentstocoolbefore
performingmaintenance.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifequipped)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Ifpossible,donotperformmaintenancewhilethe
engineisrunning.Keepawayfrommovingparts.
•Supportthemachinewithjackstandswhenever
youworkunderthemachine.
•Carefullyreleasepressurefromcomponentswith
storedenergy.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened,especially
blade-attachmenthardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
•Toensuresafe,optimalperformanceofthe
machine,useonlygenuineT ororeplacement
parts.Replacementpartsmadebyother
manufacturerscouldbedangerous,andsuchuse
couldvoidtheproductwarranty.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst10hours
•Checkthewheel-lugnuts.
•Checkthe24ValternatorbeltandACcompressorbelt.
•Checktheblade-bolttorque.
Aftertherst50hours
•Checkthe12Valternatorbelt.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checkthetirepressure.
•Checkthebladestoppingtime.
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Drainthewaterseparator.
•Checktheengine-coolantlevelintheoverowreservoir.
•Removedebrisfromthehydraulic-uid-coolercoreandtheradiatorcorewith
compressedair.
•Checkthehydraulic-uidlevel.
•Checktheconditionofthemowerblade.
•Checkthesafety-interlocksystem.
•Cleanthemachine.
•Maintainandcleantheseatbelt.
Every50hours
•Lubricateallgreasettings.
•Removetheair-cleanercoverandcleanoutthedebris.Donotremovethelter.
•Checkthebatterycondition.
•Inspecttheblade-drivebelts.
•Checktheblade-bolttorque.
•Removealldebrisandchafffromtheenginecompartment,radiator,andoilcooler.
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