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SERVICE INTERVALS
Service Intervals
Servicing Your Machine
Please use the following timetables and the maintenance
schedule located under the seat to perform routine
maintenance on your machine.
Intervals
Before Each Use
• Check fuel level.
• Check engine oil level.
• Clean air intake screen.
• Check safety systems.
• Check tire pressure.
• Check/tighten loose hardware.
After First 5 Hours
• Change engine oil.
• On 42 (3 in 1): Check and adjust mower deck belt
tension.
• On 42 (3 in 1): Check and adjust mower deck spindle
brakes.
• Lubricate front axle pivot.
• Lubricate front wheel spindles and wheel bearings.
Every 25 Hours
• Change engine oil. (Service more frequently under
dusty conditions).
• Replace oil filter.
• Check/clean battery.
• Clean/replace air cleaner element and precleaner.
(Service more frequently under dusty conditions).
• Clean engine cooling fins.
• Replace fuel filter.
• Replace spark plug.
• Sharpen/replace blades.
• Clean mower deck.
• Level mower deck.
• On 42 (3 in 1): Check and adjust mower deck belt
tension.
• On 42 (3 in 1): Check and adjust mower deck spindle
brakes.
• Lubricate front axle pivot.
• Lubricate front wheel spindles and wheel bearings.
Every 50 Hours
• Lubricate pivot points and seat with general all-purpose
spray lubricant. (See Lubricating Pivot Points and
Lubricating Seat in the SERVICE LUBRICATION section.)
Every 100 Hours
• Replace mower drive belt.
• Sharpen/replace blades.
Before Storage
• Change engine oil.
• Replace oil filter.
• Check/clean battery.
• Charge battery.
• Clean/replace air cleaner precleaner.
• Check/replace air cleaner element.
• Clean air intake screen.
• Clean engine cooling fins.
• Replace fuel filter.
• Replace spark plug.
• Add fuel stabilizer.
• Sharpen/replace blades.
• Clean mower deck.
• Level mower deck.
• On 42 (3 in 1): Check and adjust mower deck belt
tension.
• On 42 (3 in 1): Check and adjust mower deck spindle
brakes.
• Check safety systems.
• Check/tighten loose hardware.
• Check tire pressure.
• Lubricate front axle pivot.
• Lubricate front wheel spindles and wheel bearings.
• Lubricate pivot points and seat with general all-purpose
spray lubricant. (See Lubricating Pivot Points and
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 and spark plugs may lose efficiency if
machine is operated constantly at slow or low
engine speeds or with frequent short trips.