Great Dane GSKH2352S Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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SERVICE INTERVALS
Service Intervals
Servicing Your Machine
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Please use the following timetables to perform routine maintenance on
your machine.
Servicing Engine
See engine manufacturer’s owner’s manual provided with your machine
for engine service information.
Break-In (After First 10 Hours)
• Check air pressure in tires.
• Check wheel bolt torque.
• Check and adjust park brake.
• Change engine oil and filter.
• Check mower deck drive belt tension.
• Check hydraulic pump drive belt.
• Check transmission neutral adjustment.
Every 40 Hours
• Check air pressure in tires.
• Check wheel bolt torque.
• Check and adjust park brake.
• Change engine oil and filter.
• Check foam and paper air cleaner elements.
• Clean engine shrouds as needed.
• Lubricate front caster spindles and wheels.
• Lubricate mower deck lift pivot tubes.
• Lubricate mower deck idler pivot.
• Lubricate mower deck push arms.
• Check mower deck drive belt tension.
• Lubricate hydraulic pump idler pivot.
• Check hydraulic pump drive belt.
• Check hydraulic fluid level.
• If operating machine in extremely dusty or dirty conditions:
• Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.
• Remove screws on blower fan screen and clean behind.
Every 100 Hours
• Lubricate mower deck spindles.
• Clean and gap spark plugs.
• Check hydraulic pump drive belt.
• Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.
• Remove screws on blower fan screen and clean behind.
Every 500 Hours
• Change hydraulic oil and filter.
Yearly
• Change fuel filter.
• Clean battery.
• Change engine oil and filter at least once per season.
• Change hydraulic oil and filter at least once per season.
• Replace spark plugs.
Service Lubrication
Grease
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Use a general all-purpose grease with an NLGI grade No.2 rating.
Wet or high speed conditions may require use of a special-use grease.
Contact your Servicing dealer for information.
Lubricating Front Caster Spindles and Wheels
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• Lubricate two spindle grease fittings (A) and two wheel grease fittings
(B).
IMPORTANT: Avoid Damage! Operating in extreme conditions
may require more frequent service intervals:
• Engine components may become dirty or plugged when
operating in extreme heat, dust or other severe conditions.
• Engine oil may lose efficiency if vehicle is operated constantly at
slow or low engine speeds or with frequent short trips.
IMPORTANT: Avoid Damage! The recommended grease is
effective within an average air temperature range of -29 to 135
degrees C (-20 to 275 degrees F).
• If operating outside that temperature range, contact your
servicing dealer for a special-use grease.
CAUTION: Avoid injury! Fingers or loose clothing can get
caught in rotating parts. Stop engine and wait for all moving
parts to stop before servicing.