Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Maintenance
CheckRolloverProtections
Systems(RollBar)Knobs
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthatboththemountinghardwareandthe
knobsareingoodworkingcondition.Makesurethe
knobsarefullyengagedwiththeROPSintheraised
position.Theupperhoopoftherollbarmayneed
tobepushedforwardorpulledrearwardtogetboth
knobsfullyengaged.
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1.Engaged2.Partiallyengaged—Do
NotoperatewithROPS
inthiscondition.
CheckSeatBelt
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Visuallyinspectseatbeltforwear,cuts,andproper
operationofretractorandbuckle.Replacebefore
operatingifdamaged.
CheckforLooseHardware
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware
oranyotherpossibleproblem.Tightenhardware
orcorrecttheproblembeforeoperating.
ServiceAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every250hours—Replace
theprimaryaircleaner
element—check
secondaryaircleaner
element;replaceifdirty.
(Mayneedmoreoften
undersevereconditions.
SeetheEngineOwner's
Manualforadditional
information.)
Every500hours—Replace
thesecondaryaircleaner
element(Mayneedmore
oftenundersevere
conditions.Seethe
EngineOwner'sManual
foradditionalinformation.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.SeetheEngineOwner'sManualformaintenance
instructions.
ChangeEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every100hours/Yearly
(whichevercomesrst)
(Mayneedmoreoften
undersevereconditions.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Drainoilwhileengineiswarmfromoperation.
3.Theoildrainhoseislocatedonrighthandside
ofengineattherear.Placepanundermachine
tocatchoil.Removeplugfromendofdrain
hose.Allowoiltodrainandreplaceoildrainplug.
Torqueplugto20-24ft-lb.
4.Replacetheoilltereveryotheroilchange.Clean
aroundoillterandunscrewltertoremove.
Beforereinstallingnewlter,applyathincoating
ofExmark4–CyclePremiumEngineoilonthe
surfaceoftherubberseal.Turnlterclockwise
untilrubbersealcontactsthelteradapterthen
tightenlteranadditional1/2to3/4turn.
5.Cleanaroundoilllcapandremovecap.Fillto
speciedcapacityandreplacecap.
6.UseoilrecommendedintheCheckEngineOil
Levelsection.DoNotoverll.Starttheengine
andcheckforleaks.
7.Wipeupanyspilledoilfromenginedeck
mountingsurfaces.
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