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V-BELTS
Check V-belts for deterioration and wear after
100 hours of operation and replace if necessary.
The Belts are not adjustable. Replace belts if
they begin to slip from wear.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
ENGINE
LUBRICATION
Refer to you Engine Owners Manual
TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL (See Figs. 10 ).
FIGURE 10
NOTE: Do not attempt to open or remove caps
or covers. Adding or checking level of electrolyte
is not necessary.
TO CLEAN BATTERY AND TERMINALS
Corrosion and dirt on the battery and terminals
can cause the battery to “leak” power.
• Remove terminal guard.
• Disconnect BLACK battery cable first,
then the RED battery cable and remove
the battery from the tractor.
• Rinse the battery with plain water and
dry.
• Clean terminals and battery cable ends
with wire brush until shiny.
• Coat terminals with grease or petroleum
jelly
• Reinstall battery (See “REPLACING
BATTERY” in the SERVICE AND
ADJUSTMENT section of this manual).
CLEAN AIR SCREEN
Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to
prevent engine damage from overheating. Refer
to your engine manual for the proper cleaning
procedure.
CLEAN AIR INTAKE/COOLING AREAS
Every 100 hours of operation (more often under
extremely dusty, dirty conditions), remove the
blower housing and other cooling shrouds. Clean
the cooling fins and external surfaces as neces-
sary. Make sure the cooling shrouds are rein-
stalled.
NOTE: Operating the engine with a blocked
grass screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, and/
or cooling shrouds removed will cause engine
damage due to overheating.
To insure proper cooling, make sure the grass
screen, cooling fins, and other external surfaces
of the engine are kept clean at all times.
ENGINE OIL DRAIN
VALVE
PLASTIC TUBE
• Be sure the mower is on a level surface.
• Oil will drain more freely when warm.
• Place a suitable container under the left
rear corner of the rear of the mower.
• Remove oil dipstick. Be careful not to
allow dirt to enter the engine when
changing oil.
• Using the clear plastic tube included with
your mower, place it over the end of the
drain valve located on the left side of
your engine.
• Place the other end of the tube thru the
2" diameter hole on the left side of the
rear deck.
• Be sure container is located under this
area of the mower.
• Using a 10 mm wrench, turn the hex
head on the oil valve counter clockwise
until the oil is draining out of the tube.
After the oil has drained, turn the hex
head clockwise until it is tight (do not
over tighten).
• Remove the plastic tube from the valve,
clean excess oil off of tube and store in a
safe place for the next use.
• Refill engine with oil through the oil
dipstick tube. Pour slowly. Do not
overfill.
• See Engine Owners Manual for type and
capacity of the oil.