Maintenance Instructions
CLEANING
60
Cooling
Fins
Inspect and Clean Cylinder Head
Cooling Fins
IMPORTANT:
Yearly, it is good maintenance prac
tice to remove the engine cooling shroud and clean
the cylinder head cooling fins and cooling fan thor
oughly to prevent overheating and extend engine
life. Make sure cooling shroud is reinstalled prop
erly. This procedure will require removing the en
gine from the chassis.
Grass Buildup in Mower Deck Housing
DANGER
Before raising or removing the mower
deck for cleaning, stop the engine, re-
move the ignition key, and disconnect the
spark plug wire.
1.
Raise
the deck lock lever handle on each side
of
the carrier frame
and pull out
to release car-
rier frame for tilting action.
2. Using the carrier frame lift handle, raise deck to
the
TILT-UP
position and insert the deck hook
into the tilt-up latch on the tractor body.
Tilt-Up
Hook
Tilt-Up
Latch
Tilt-Up Hook and
Latch Connected
Deck Lock
Lever
Tilt-Up Handle
Deck Secured in TILT-UP Position
DANGER
Do not operate the mower with deck in tilt-
up position. Do not move the tractor with
the deck in the tilt-up position.
3. Clean grass buildup underneath the deck using
a pressure washer (and scraper if required).
NOTE:
If the buildup is severe, it may be easier
to clean the deck by removing the deck assem
bly from the tractor and standing the deck as
sembly on its “nose”.
NOTE:
While some degree of material buildup
in
the mower deck housing can be tolerated, a
point is finally reached
where cutting quality
deteriorates and clogging begins to occur
because of too much buildup on the baffling and
housing.
4. Lower the deck to the normal operating position
and re-engage the deck lock levers.
CAUTION
Do not operate machine with deck tilt-up
pivot joint unlocked.
