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: • For engine oil, please use SAE viscosity API Service Category CD
class or higher.
• If the engine has been run for a long time, the engine oil is
extremely hot. To avoid burn injury, wait for a short while before
removing the drain plug.
Caution
1) Engine oil should be changed after
the
first 50 hours of operation
, and then
after every 100 hours of operation
. The
oil filter cartridge should be changed at the
same time.
2) Remove the oil drain plug located on the
bottom of the engine to drain the dirty
engine oil.
Changing the oil when the engine is still
warm ensures that all the oil will be
drained.
Changing Engine Oil
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6. Inspection and Maintenance
Oil drain plug hole
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For engine inspection and maintenance, please see the engine
operation manual.
1) Hydraulic oil should be changed after
the
first 100 hours of operation
, and then
after every 500 hours of operation, or
once a year, which ever occurs first
.
2) The filter should be changed at the same
time.
3) Remove the oil drain plug located on the
bottom of the hydraulic oil tank to drain the
dirty hydraulic oil.
4) If the hydraulic oil becomes cloudy or milky,
change it immediately.
5) Top up the hydraulic oil with
Shell Tellus 46 hydraulic oil or equivalent
.
6) The hydraulic tank hold approximately 24 liters.
Changing Hydraulic Oil
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Drain plug
Hydraulic tank
Right mower
: If the engine has been run for a long time, the hydraulic oil is
extremely hot. To avoid burn injury, wait for a short while before
removing the drain plug.
Caution
•
There are grease nipples located at the following positions. Grease should be applied
here after every 50 hours of operation.
Applying Grease
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Mower arm
Idle lever
Pivot
Kingpin
Parts catalog number
11-52, 11-85
5-24
4-19
4-14, 4-15
Grooved roller
Rear roller
Mower joint
Lift arm
Parts catalog number
13-1, 13-36
13-22, 13-40
10-5, 10-28, 10-41
10-20, 10-29, 10-38, 10-40, 10-42
•
Hydraulic fixtures attached to hoses, and hydraulic fixtures on pumps and cylinders
should be tightened after every 50 hours of use to prevent leaks.
Inspecting for Leaks
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