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Maintenance
Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.
Recommended Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
Each Use
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Mower Housing—clean
5 Hours
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Cutter Blade—check
•
Mower Housing—clean
25 Hours
•
Cutter Blade—check
50 Hours
•
Grease—Mower deck and wheels
At Storage
•
Cutter Blade—check
•
Grease—Mower deck and wheels
•
Belts—check for wear/cracks
•
Mower Housing—clean
•
Chipped Surfaces—paint
Important
Refer to your engine operator’s manual for additional maintenance procedures.
Caution
If you leave the key in the ignition switch, someone could accidently start the engine and
seriously injure you or other bystanders.
Remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the wire from the spark plug(s) before you do
any maintenance. Set the wire aside so that it does not accidentally contact the spark plug.
Servicing the Cutting Blades
To assure a superior quality of cut, keep the blade(s) sharp.
For convenient sharpening and replacement, you may want
to have an extra blade(s).
A worn or damaged blade can break, and a piece
of the blade could be thrown into the operator’s or
bystander’s area, resulting in serious personal
injury or death.
•
Inspect the blade periodically for wear or
damage.
•
Replace a worn or damaged blade.
Warning
A blade that is bent or damaged could break apart
and could seriously injure or kill you or
bystanders.
•
Always replace bent or damaged blade with a
new blade.
•
Never file or create sharp notches in the edges
or surfaces of blade.
Warning
Inspecting the Blade(s)
1. Remove the mower; refer to Removing the Mower,
page 9.
2. Inspect the cutting edges (Fig. 21). If the edges are not
sharp or have nicks, remove the blade(s) and sharpen
them; refer to Sharpening the Blade(s), page 15.
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