51
Maintenance Instructions
CLEANING
DANGER
Make sure to keep hands clear of exhaust
pipe, muffler, and moving parts when
checking airflow.
Check Airflow
with Hand
Cooling System Airflow
Every 100 hours,
inspect and clean the cooling fins
(more often when operating in extremely dusty, dirty
conditions). Remove the two (2) cooling fin access
panels in the engine shroud and clean the cooling fins
and external surfaces using compressed air. Make
sure to reinstall the access panels before oper ating
the engine.
IMPORTANT:
Yearly, it is good maintenance prac-
tice to remove the engine cooling shroud and clean
the cylinder head cooling fins thoroughly to prevent
overheating and extend engine life. Make sure cool-
ing shroud is reinstalled properly. This procedure will
require removing the engine from the chassis.
Kohler Engine
Shroud
Rotating Engine Cooling
Air Intake Screen
Engine Cooling
Fin Access Panels
Rotating Engine Cooling Air Intake Screen
and Cooling Fin Access Panels
Grass Buildup in Mower Deck Housing
DANGER
Before raising or removing the mower
deck for cleaning, stop the engine,
remove the ignition key, and disconnect
the spark plug wires.
1. Release hood latch assembly (2) and remove
footrest.
2. Rotate locking arms
upward
on each side of the
carrier frame to release carrier frame for tilting
action.
Locking Arm Rotation
