Table of Contents
Maintenance Instructions __________ 57
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE CHART _______ 57
IMPORTANT TIPS FOR CARE
OF THE KOHLER ENGINE ________________ 58
Fuel System _________________________ 58
Starting/Stopping _____________________ 58
Cooling System ______________________ 58
Air Cleaner System ____________________ 58
Oil__________________________________ 58
LUBRICATION _________________________ 59
Engine Oil ___________________________ 59
Engine Break-In Oil ___________________ 59
Checking Engine Crankcase Oil Level ____ 59
Changing Engine Crankcase Oil/Oil Filter __ 60
Mower Deck Gearbox Lubrication ________ 60
DS52 or DS62 Mower Deck Lubrication ___ 61
Mower Deck Spindle Lubrication ________ 61
Tractor PTO Gearbox Lubrication ________ 62
Checking Gearbox Oil Level ____________ 62
Changing Gearbox Oil ________________ 62
Gear Axle Lubrication _________________ 63
Hydrostatic Transmission Fluid _________ 63
Checking Hydrostatic Transmission
Fluid Level _________________________ 63
Grease Fitting and Oil Point Lubrication __ 63
CLEANING ____________________________ 66
Engine Air Cleaner System _____________ 66
Turbine Precleaner ___________________ 66
Donaldson Radialseal™ Air Cleaner ______ 67
Engine Cooling System ________________ 69
Radiator Screen and Cooling Fins _______ 69
Flushing Radiator and Changing Coolant __ 69
Grass Buildup in Mower Deck Housing ___ 69
GHS Blower __________________________ 70
GHS Exhaust Screen __________________ 71
Hydrostatic Transmission Cooling Fins ___ 71
CHECKING/SERVICING __________________ 72
Engine Cooling System ________________ 72
Coolant Level _______________________ 72
Security of Air Filtration Components ____ 72
Battery ______________________________ 73
Electrolyte Level _____________________ 73
Cleaning the Terminals ________________ 73
Charging the Battery __________________ 73
Tire Pressure _________________________ 74
Wheel Bolt Torque ____________________ 74
Sharpen Mower Blades ________________ 74
Drive Belts ___________________________ 75
Mower Deck Gearbox Oil Seals __________ 75
Spark Plugs __________________________ 75
Ignition Wires ________________________ 75
Fuel Lines and Clamps _________________ 75
Engine Starter ________________________ 75
Transmission Control Setting ___________ 76
Neutral-Park ________________________ 76
Straight Ground Tracking ______________ 76
Radiator Hoses and Clamps ____________ 76
Blade Brake Action ____________________ 76
PTO U-Joints ________________________ 76
Safety Switch System__________________ 77
Forward Speed Control Friction Lock _____ 77
REPLACING/REPAIRING _________________ 78
Drive Belts ___________________________ 78
Engine PTO Drive Belt ________________ 79
Jackshaft Drive Belt __________________ 80
GHS Blower Drive Belt ________________ 81
Hydrostatic Ground Drive Belt ___________ 82
Fuel Filter ___________________________ 83
Blade Overload Shear Bolts_____________ 83
Mower Blades ________________________ 84
ADJUSTMENTS ________________________ 85
Transmission Control__________________ 85
Set FSC Travel Limits (Stop) ____________ 85
Set Maximum Forward
Travel Speed (Stop) __________________ 86
Neutral Function Adjustment ____________ 86
Straight Ground Travel Adjustment _______ 87
Blade Clutch (PTO) ____________________ 88
Clutch Engagement/Belt Tension ________ 88
Clutch Disengagement/Brake Action _____ 89
Stop Block Eccentric Adjustment ________ 90
Clutch Idler Pulley Travel Adjustment _____ 90
Blade Brake Band Adjustment __________ 91
Forward Speed Control Friction Lock _____ 92
Steering Handles _____________________ 93
Tilt-Up Deck Adjustable Stop ____________ 93
GHS “Full” Signal Horn Adjustment
(When Horn Sounds at Wrong Time) ______ 94
Warranty _____________________ 95
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