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 pump drive belt.

· Check and tighten drive wheel hardware.

· Check and adjust park brake.

· Check and adjust mule belt tension.

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.

· Mulch-On-Demand Mower Deck: Clean debris from under deck and deck linkages

· Mulch-On-Demand Mower Deck: Lubricate mower deck baffle and gate pivots.

Every 50 Hours

· Check air cleaner elements. Clean if necessary.

· Clean engine shrouds if dirty.

· Check and tighten drive wheel hardware.

· Check mule belt tension. Adjust as needed.

If operating machine in extremely dusty/dirty conditions:

· Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.

· Remove screws on blower fan screen and clean behind it.

Every 100 Hours

· Change engine oil and filter.

· Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.

· Remove screws on blower fan screen and clean behind it.

Every 200 Hours

· Clean and gap spark plugs.

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

· Replace spark plugs.

· Change fuel filter.

Yearly

· Change air cleaner element.

· Change fuel filter.

· Inspect Fuel Lines

· Clean battery.

· Change engine oil and filter at least once per season.

· Change hydraulic oil and filter at least once per season.

· Clean brake actuator cavities.

· Replace spark plugs.