Introduction
Product Identification
Safety
Operating
Replacement Parts
Service Intervals
Initial Break In (After 1st 5 Hours)
Service Lubrication
Service Engine
Service Transmission
Service Steering & Brakes
Service Mower
Service Electrical
Service Miscellaneous
Troubleshooting
Storage
Assembly
Specifications
Warranty
John Deere Quality Statement
Service Record
Service Intervals
Servicing Your Machine
Please use the following timetables to perform routine maintenance on your machine.
Initial Break In (After 1st 5 Hours)
· Change engine oil and filter.
· Check and tighten drive wheel hardware.
· Check and adjust park brake.
Every 25 Hours
· Lubricate front caster wheels.
· Lubricate mower deck lift support blocks.
· Lubricate mower deck spindles.
· Lubricate mower deck idler pivot.
· Lubricate mower deck push arms.
· Lubricate height-of-cut detent.
· Lubricate park brake linkage pivots.
· Check pump drive belt for damage or cracking.
· Check air pressure in tires.
· Check and adjust park brake.
Every 50 Hours
· Check air cleaner elements. Clean if necessary.
· Clean engine shrouds if dirty.
· Check and tighten drive wheel hardware.
If operating machine in extremely dusty/dirty conditions:
· Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.
· Remove screws on blower fan screen, clean behind it.
Every 100 Hours
· Change engine oil and filter.
· Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.
· Remove screws on blower fan screen, clean behind it.
Every 200 Hours
· Change engine oil and filter.
Every 300 Hours
· Adjust valve clearance. See your John Deere dealer.
· Clean and lap valve seat surface. See your John Deere dealer.
· Clean combustion chamber. See your John Deere dealer.
Every 500 Hours
· Change hydraulic oil and filter.
Every 1000 Hours
Yearly
· Change engine oil and filter at least once per season.
· Change hydraulic oil and filter at least once per season.