Service Intervals

Servicing Your Machine


IMPORTANT: Avoid damage! Operating in extreme conditions may require more frequent service intervals: · Engine components may become dirty or plugged when operating in extreme heat, dust or other severe conditions. · Engine oil may lose efficiency if machine is operated constantly at slow or low engine speeds or with frequent short trips.

Please use the following timetables to perform routine maintenance on your machine.

Break-in - After 1 Hour

· Check wheel bolt torque.

Break-in - After First 50 Hours

· Change engine oil and filter.

· Check alternator belt tension.

· Check radiator hoses and clamps.

· Check air filter intake hoses and clamps.

· Check transmission oil level.

· Check wheel bolt torque.

· Check for loose, missing, or damaged parts.

· Change transmission oil and filter.

Every 10 Hours or Daily

· Check engine oil level.

· Check air filter rubber dust unloading valve.

· Check radiator coolant level.

· Check fuel filter sediment bowl.

· Check and clean grille and side screens.

· Check and clean radiator cooling screen.

· Remove grass and debris from machine.

· Check wheel bolt torque.

· Inspect engine-to-transmission driveline and hydro cooling fan, accessible from bottom of machine. Remove any accumulated debris from this area.

Every 200 Hours

· Change engine oil and filter.

· Clean fuel filter sediment bowl.

· Inspect alternator belt and check tension.

· Check and clean radiator cooling fins.

· Check and clean oil cooling coils.

· Check battery electrolyte.

· Lubricate 3-point hitch.

· Check transmission oil level.

· Check front axle oil level.

· Lubricate machine grease fittings.

· Check wheel bolt torque.

· Check tire air pressure.

· Lubricate selective control valve (SCV) linkage.

· Check primary air filter.

· Change transmission oil and filter.

Every 500 Hours

· Check transmission oil level.

· Lubricate machine grease fittings.

· Check air filter intake hoses and clamps.

· Check wheel bolt torque.

· Check radiator coolant freeze point and clarity.

· Replace fuel filter.

· Check battery electrolyte.

· Lubricate selective control valve (SCV) linkage.

· Change front axle oil.

· Inspect fuel injectors. (See your John Deere dealer.)

· Adjust engine valve clearance. (See your John Deere dealer.)

Two Years or 2000 Hours

· Flush and replace factory coolant. Flush cooling system and replace coolant with John Deere COOL-GARD® engine coolant.

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