Kubota Z231BR-AU, Operator'S Manual

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No. Check item
Ref.
page
Walking around
the machine
1
Damage to machine body,
tightness of all bolts, nuts,
pins, and so on.
－
2 Fuel and oil leak
－
3
Tire pressure, wear and
damage
38, 47
4 Engine oil level 45
5 Fuel level 46
6 Air intake screen 47
7 Transaxle fluid level 47
8
Air cleaner (precleaner ele-
ment)
54
9 Machine body cleaning －
10
Clean area around the muf-
fler and engine controls.
－
11
Clean debris from all of
drive pulleys.
－
Mower 1 Check all hardware.
－
2
Make sure all pins are in
place.
22
3 Mower deck cleaning 64
4
Clean debris from all of
drive pulleys.
－
5
Make sure blade bolts are
tight.
64
6
Blades and belt wear or
damage
64
While sitting in
the operator's
seat 1 Motion control lever 67
2 Parking brake
－
3 Other movable parts 48
Turning the key
switch
“ON”
1 Headlight (if equipped) 30
Starting the en-
gine 1 Color of the exhaust fumes 25
2
Check for abnormal noise
and vibration.
25
3
Engine start system/OPC
system. If either of these do
not operate properly, contact
your local KUBOTA Dealer
immediately.
50,
51
Others
1
Check the areas where pre-
vious trouble was experi-
enced.
－
1. Checking the engine oil level
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Always stop the engine and remove the key
before checking the oil.
1. Check the engine oil before starting and 5 minutes
or more after the engine has stopped.
2. Wipe the dipstick area clean.
3. To check the oil level, remove the dipstick, wipe it
clean, replace it, and draw it out again. Check to
see that the oil level is between the 2 notches.
4. Add new oil to the prescribed level at the oil port if
necessary.
Z231BR-AU, Z251BR-AU
(1) Engine oil port
(2) Oil level dipstick (A) “UPPER LEVEL”
(B) “LOWER LEVEL”
Z231KH-AU, Z251KH-AU
(1) Engine oil port
(2) Oil level dipstick (A) “UPPER LEVEL”
(B) “LOWER LEVEL”
IMPORTANT :
• When using a different brand or viscosity oil
from the previous one, remove all of the old
oil and the oil filter. Never mix 2 different
types of oil.
• Use the proper SAE engine oil according to
the ambient temperature.
(See LUBRICANTS AND FUEL on page 43.)
DAILY CHECK PERIODIC SERVICE
Z231BR-AU,Z231KH-AU,Z251BR-AU,Z251KH-AU
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