Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Maintenance
thesystem.Whenthetransaxleoperatesat
normalnoiselevelsandmovessmoothly
forwardandreverseatnormalspeeds,then
thetransaxleisconsideredpurged.
Note:DoNotchangethehydraulicsystemoil
(exceptforwhatcanbedrainedwhenchanginglter),
unlessitisfelttheoilhasbeencontaminatedorbeen
extremelyhot.
Changingoilunnecessarilycoulddamagehydraulic
systembyintroducingcontaminantsintothesystem.
CheckSparkArrester
(ifequipped)
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
WARNING
Hotexhaustsystemcomponentsmayignite
gasolinevaporsevenaftertheengineisstopped.
Hotparticlesexhaustedduringengineoperation
mayigniteammablematerials.Firemayresult
inpersonalinjuryorpropertydamage.
DoNotrefuelorrunengineunlesssparkarrester
isinstalled.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Waitformufertocool.
3.Ifanybreaksinthescreenorweldsareobserved,
replacearrester.
4.Ifpluggingofthescreenisobserved,remove
arresterandshakelooseparticlesoutofthe
arresterandcleanscreenwithawirebrush(soak
insolventifnecessary).Reinstallarresteron
exhaustoutlet.
ThreadLockingAdhesives
Threadlockingadhesivessuchas“Loctite242”
or“Fel-Pro,Pro-LockNutType”areusedonthe
followingfasteners:
•ROPSspringpinhousing.
•Sheaveandclutchretainingboltintheendof
enginecrankshaft.
•Hydrocrossmembermountingbolts
Threadlockingadhesivesarerequiredforsome
hardwareonengines—seetheEnginemanual.
Copper-BasedAnti-seize
Copper-basedanti-seizeisusedinthefollowing
location:
OnthreadsofBladeBolts.SeeCheckMower
Bladessection.
DielectricGrease
Dielectricgreaseisusedonallbladetypeelectrical
connectionstopreventcorrosionandlossofcontact.
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