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Section 7
A. CHECKING ENGINE CRANKCASE OIL LEVEL
The engine oil level should be checked after every 8 hours
of operation or daily as instructed in the Engine Operator’s
Manual furnished with this mower.
B. CHANGING ENGINE CRANKCASE OIL
After the first 20 hours of operation, change the engine
crankcase oil and replace the oil filter. Thereafter,
change the engine crankcase oil after every 100 hours
of operation or bi-weekly, whichever occurs first. Refer to
the Engine Operator’s Manual furnished with this mower
for instructions.
C. CHANGING ENGINE OIL FILTER
After the first 20 hours of operation, replace the engine oil
filter. Thereafter, replace the oil filter after every 200 hours
of operation or every month, whichever occurs first. Refer
to Engine Operator’s Manual for instructions. See Figure
7-4 or Figure 7-5.
ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM
7.5
DANGER
To avoid injury from burns, allow the mower
to cool before removing the fuel tank cap and
refueling.
A. FILLING THE FUEL TANK
Fill the fuel tank at the beginning of each operating day. For
EPA Phase 2 (produced prior to 1/1/2011) models, fill to
within one (1) inch below the filler neck. For Low Emission
(LE) and EPA Phase 3 (produced after 1/1/2011) models,
fill to the bottom of the filler neck insert (approximately 4
gallons RH Fuel Tank and 3 Gallons LH Fuel Tank) at the
beginning of each operating day. See Figure 7-6. Do not
overfill. Use clean, fresh unleaded gasoline with a minimum
octane rating of 87 and a maximum of 10% Ethanol.
DO NOT use E85 Fuel. Using E85 Fuel will cause severe
damage to the engine.
C. CHANGING HYDRAULIC OIL FILTER
ELEMENT
The hydraulic oil filter should be changed after every 500
hours of operation or annually, whichever occurs first.
Remove the oil filter element and properly discard it.
1.
See Figure 7-3. Fill the new filter with clean oil and
install the filter. Hand tighten only.
Run the engine at idle speed with the speed control
2.
lever in neutral for five minutes.
Check the oil level in the hydraulic tank. It must
3.
be 3-1/4" inches from the top of the filler neck. If
necessary, add SAE 20W50 motor oil.
ENGINE OIL
7.4
ENGINE OIL
FILLER
ENGINE OIL
FILTER
Briggs & Stratton Engine Oil Fill/Dipstick,
Figure 7-4.
and Filter Locations
ENGINE OIL
FILLER
ENGINE OIL
FILTER
Kohler / Kawasaki Engine Oil Fill/Dipstick,
Figure 7-5.
and Filter Locations