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SERVICE INTERVALS
clippings, but cut quality may decline.
Service Intervals
Servicing Your Machine
Please use the following timetables to perform routine maintenance on
your machine.
Intervals
After First 8 Hours
• Change engine oil.
• On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check and adjust mower deck belt tension.
• On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check and adjust mower deck spindle brakes.
• Lubricate mower spindles
• Lubricate mower pivot points.
• Lubricate front axle pivot.
• Lubricate front axle wheel spindles and bushings.
Every 25 Hours
• Lubricate mower spindles.
• Lubricate mower pivot points.
• Lubricate front axle pivot.
• Lubricate front axle wheel spindles and bushings.
Every 50 Hours
• Change engine oil and replace filter. (Service more frequently under
dusty conditions.)
• Clean/replace air filter precleaner. (Service more frequently under dusty
conditions.)
• Replace air filter element. (Service more frequently under dusty
conditions.)
• Clean/replace emission filter (if equipped).
• Clean engine cooling fins.
• Replace fuel filter.
• Replace spark plug(s).
• Clean battery terminals.
• Sharpen/replace mower blades.
• Check/replace mower drive belt.
• Clean mower deck.
• Check/level mower deck.
• On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check/adjust mower deck belt tension.
• On 107 cm (42 in.) deck: Check/adjust mower deck spindle brakes.
Every 200 Hours
• Check/adjust valve clearance. See your John Deere dealer for this
service.
Service Lubrication
Grease
The following greases are preferred:
• John Deere Multi-Purpose SD Polyurea Grease
• John Deere Multi-Purpose HD Lithium Complex Grease
If not using any of the preferred greases, be sure to 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 Axle
MX16565
Wheel Spindles and Bushings
• Lubricate front wheel spindle grease fitting (A) and wheel hub grease
fitting (B), one on each side, with one or two shots of general all-purpose
grease.
Front Axle Pivot
• Lubricate front axle center pivot grease fitting (C) with one or two shots of
general all-purpose grease.
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 can degrade if machine is operated constantly at slow
or low engine speeds or for frequent short periods of time.
IMPORTANT: Avoid damage! Use recommended John Deere
greases to avoid component failure and premature wear.
The recommended John Deere greases are 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.
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A
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