Operating Guide

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Table Of Contents

Introduction
- Thank You for Purchasing a John Deere Product
- Using Your Operator’s Manual
- Special Messages
- Parts
  - Order Service Parts Online
- Service Literature
- Spark Arrestor
Contents
Product Identification
- Record Identification Numbers
- Register Your Product and Warranty Online
Safety Labels with Text
- Safety Label Location
- Understanding the Machine Safety Labels
  - French or Spanish Safety Labels and Operator’s Manual
- DANGER
- DANGER
  - ROTATING BLADE
  - THROWN OBJECTS
- DANGER
- WARNING
- CAUTION
- Avoid Injury From Hot Surface
- CAUTION
Safety Labels without Text
- Safety Label Location
- Understanding the Machine Safety Labels without Text
- Read Operator’s Manual
- Keep Children Away from Mower
- Avoid Serious Injury or Death from Tipping
- Avoid Injury from Getting Caught in Belts
- Avoid Injury from Equipment Fires
- Avoid Injury from Rotating Blades
- Avoid Injury from Hot Surfaces
- Avoid Injury from Rotating Blades and Thrown Objects
Safety
- Use Your Mower Safely
- Preventing Injuries
  - Protect Children
  - Avoid Thrown Objects
- Operating on Slopes and Near Terrain Hazards
- Prevent Fires
- Parking Safely
- Additional Safety Information
Machine Cleanout
- General Cleaning Guidelines
- Cleanout Areas
Operating Controls
- Operator’s Station Controls “Models S100, S110, and S120”
- Operator’s Station Controls “Models S130, S140, S160, S170, and S180”
Operating
- Daily Operating Checklist
- Adjusting Seat
  - Lumbar Seat Adjustment (If Equipped)
- Adjusting Cutting Height
  - Transporting or Getting On and Off Machine
- Checking and Adjusting Mower Deck Level
  - Method One
  - Method Two
- Adjusting Mower Deck Wheels
- Testing Safety Systems
- Testing Park Brake Switch
- Testing Park Brake
- Testing Attachment Engagement Switch or Lever
- Testing Seat Switch
- Testing Reverse Implement Option (RIO)
- Using the Park Brake
  - Locking Park Brake:
  - Unlocking Park Brake:
- Checking Fuel Level (If Equipped)
- Using Hourmeter and MowerPlus™ Fuel Gauge (If Equipped)
  - Using Hourmeter
  - Using MowerPlus™ Fuel Gauge (If Equipped)
- Using Key Switch and Headlights
  - Engine Off
  - Engine On
- Starting the Engine
- Idling the Engine
- Stopping the Engine
- Using Travel Controls on Hydrostatic Transmission
  - Travel Forward
  - Travel in Reverse
  - Stopping
  - Emergency Stopping
- Using The Reverse Implement Option (RIO)
- Using Cruise Control (If Equipped)
  - Engage Cruise Control
  - Disengage Cruise Control
- Engaging and Disengaging Mower
- Using Wash Port to Clean Mower Deck
- Unplugging Mower, Bagger, or Material Collection System
  - Checking for Plugging While Driving
  - Removing Debris from Inspection Points:
- Moving Machine by Hand
- Transporting Machine on Trailer
- Transporting Material Collection System (If Equipped)
- Using Weights
- Using Tire Chains
- Using Accessories
  - Using the Power Port (If Equipped)
  - Using CargO MountCargO Mount is a trademark of Deere & Company System
- Choosing Mower Blades
- Mowing Tips
- Towing Loads
Service Intervals
- Servicing Your Machine
- Service Intervals
Service Lubrication
- Grease
- Lubricating Front Axle
  - Wheel Spindles and Bushings
  - Front Axle Pivot
- Lubricating Pivot Points
  - 42 in Mower Deck:
  - 48 in and 54 in Mower Decks:
Service Engine
- Emissions Service Information
  - Emission Control System Certification Label
  - Altitude Adjustment (Gasoline or Propane Converted Engines Only)
- Avoid Fumes
- Engine Oil
- Checking Engine Oil Level
- Changing John Deere Easy Change™ 30-Second Oil Change System (If Equipped)
- Changing Engine Oil and Filter on models not equipped with the John Deere Easy Change™ 30-Second Oil Change System
- Cleaning Air Intake Screen and Engine Fins
- Checking and Cleaning Air Cleaner Elements (S100 and S110)
- Checking and Cleaning Air Cleaner Elements (S120, S130, and S140)
- Checking and Cleaning Air Cleaner Elements (S160, S170, and S180)
- Checking and Cleaning Emission Filter (If Equipped)
- Checking Spark Plug
- Replacing Fuel Filter
- Spark Arrestor Maintenance (If Equipped)
Service Transmission
- Checking Transmission
Service Mower
- Removing or Installing Mower Drive Belt at Engine Drive Sheave (42 in, 48 in, and 54 in Mower Deck)
- Removing Mower Deck (42 in Mower Deck)
- Removing Mower Deck (48 in and 54 in Mower Decks)
- Installing Mower Deck (42 in Mower Deck)
- Installing Mower Deck (48 in and 54 in Mower Decks)
- Replacing Mower Drive Belt (42 in Mower Deck)
- Replacing Mower Drive Belt (48 in and 54 in Mower Decks)
- Checking for Bent Mower Blades
- Servicing Mower Blades
  - Removing Mower Blades
  - Installing Mower Blades
- Sharpening Blades
- Balancing Blades
Service Electrical
- Electrical
- Service the Battery Safely
- Removing and Installing the Battery
  - Removing
  - Installing
- Cleaning Battery and Terminals
- Using Booster Battery
- Replacing Headlight Bulb
- Replacing Fuse
Service Miscellaneous
- Using Proper Fuel and Stabilizer
- Filling Fuel Tank
- Lifting Machine
- Checking Tire Pressure
- Removing and Installing Hood
  - Removing
  - Installing
- Cleaning Plastic Surfaces
- Cleaning and Repairing Metal Surfaces
- Avoid Damage to Plastic and Painted Surfaces
- Removing and Installing Front Wheel Assembly
  - Removing:
  - Installing
- Removing and Installing Rear Wheel Assembly
  - Removing
  - Installing
Troubleshooting
- Using Troubleshooting Chart
- Engine
- Electrical
- Tractor
- Mower
Storage
- Storing Safety
- Preparing Machine for Storage
- Preparing Fuel and Engine For Storage
  - Fuel:
  - Engine:
- Removing Machine From Storage
Specifications
- Hydrostatic “Model S100”
- Hydrostatic “Model S110”
- Hydrostatic “Models S120, S130, S140, and S160
- Hydrostatic “Models S170 and S180”
- Electrical System
- Fuel System (All Models)
- Tires
- Capacities
- Dimensions
- Mower Deck - 107 cm (42 in)
- Mower Deck - 122 cm (48 in)
- Mower Deck - 137 cm (54 in)
- Recommended Lubricants
Warranty
- Product Warranty
  - United States
  - Canada
- California and U.S. EPA Emissions Control System Warranty Statement (Off-Road Gas Engines)
- Tire Warranty
- Limited Battery Warranty For Factory Installed Batteries
John Deere Quality Statement
- John Deere Quality
Service Record
- Record Service Dates
Slope Gauge
- Slope Gauge Template
Index

WARNING

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AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM ROLLOVER

● Do not drive where the machine could slip or tip, on steep slopes,

near water, or drop-o󰀨s

● Drive up and down slopes, not across

● If machine loses traction on a slope, stop blade, and proceed slowly

o󰀨 slope

● Avoid sudden starts, turns, and stops

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CAUTION

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● Read operator’s manual and watch safety video

● Keep safety devices (guards, shields, and switches) in place and

working

● Pick up objects that can be thrown by blades

● When leaving machine:

- Stop engine

- Set park brake

- Remove key

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Avoid Injury From Hot Surface

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WARNING

● Hot surface

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CAUTION

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Avoid equipment res

Accumulation of grass, leaves and other debris on or near hot or

moving parts can cause a re

Inspect machine before, during, and after use

Shut o󰀨 engine and allow machine to cool before cleaning

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Safety Labels with Text