Service Intervals

Servicing Your Machine

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

Service Intervals

Break-In - After First 5 Hours

• Change engine oil and filter.

• Check pump drive belt.

• Check and tighten drive wheel hardware to specification.

• Check and adjust park brake.

Break-In - After First 15 Hours

• Check and adjust mule drive belt tension.

Before Each Use

• Make sure all safety guards and shields are attached.

• Test safety interlock systems.

• Check engine oil level.

• Check hydraulic oil level.

• Check for hydraulic oil leaks.

• Inspect tires and check air pressure.

• Check mule and mower deck drive belts.

• Check mower level, cutting height and blades.

• Check steering control linkages and park brake.

After Each Use

• Clean debris from air intake screen and engine oil cooler.

• Clean debris from mower deck and hydraulic pump belts.

• Clean debris from hydraulic pumps and pump mounting plate.

• Clean debris from operator station foot platform

• Fill fuel tank.

• Check for loose, missing, or damaged parts.

Every 50 Hours or Yearly

• Grease front caster spindles.

• Grease mower deck lift support blocks.

• Grease pump idler pivot.

• Grease mower deck spindles.

• Grease mower deck idler pivot.

• Grease mower deck push arms.

• Grease height-of-cut detent.

• Grease park brake linkage pivots.

• Check pump drive belt for damage or cracking.

• Inspect tires and 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 handle latch, baffle linkage, mower deck baffle, and gate pivots.

• Check air cleaner elements. Clean if necessary.

• Clean engine shrouds if dirty.

• Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.

• Check and tighten drive wheel hardware.

• Check rollover protection system (ROPS) hardware for proper torque.

• Clean battery and check battery fluid level.

If operating machine in extremely dusty/dirty conditions:

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

• Check mule drive belt tension. Adjust as necessary.

Every 100 Hours

• Change engine oil and filter.

• Check pump drive belt.

• Cle.an behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.

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

Every 300 Hours

• Replace primary air cleaner element.

• Clean and gap spark plugs.

• 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.

• Check and adjust PTO clutch air gap. See your John Deere dealer.

Every 500 Hours

• Change hydraulic oil and filter.

Every 1000 Hours

• Replace and gap spark plugs, if not replaced within last year.

• Replace fuel filter, if not replaced within last year.

Yearly

• Replace air cleaner elements at least once per season.

• Inspect fuel lines

• Replace fuel filter at least once per season.

• Replace and gap spark plugs at least once per season.

• Clean brake actuator cavities.

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

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

• Mulch on Demand Mower Deck: Remove handle and lubricate pivot with John Deere Multi-Purpose SD Polyurea grease.

As Needed

• Check tire pressure.

• Replace fuses, light bulbs, and battery.

• Check and adjust transmission neutral.

• Replace fuel lines.

• Replace pump drive belt.

• Check and align control levers.

• Adjust control lever neutral start switches.

• Adjust park brake.

• Adjust tracking.