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:

· Clean behind engine shrouds and exposed fins.

· 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.