Service Intervals

Servicing Your Machine

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

Break-In - After First 5 Hours of Operation

• Inspect tires and check air pressure.

• Check for loose hardware.

• Check hoses for premature wear.

• Check and tighten drive wheel hardware to specification.

• Check and adjust park brake.

Break-In - After First 50 Hours of Operation

• Inspect alternator belt and fan belt for wear and tension, adjust if needed.

• Check air intake and coolant hose clamps. Tighten if needed.

• Check water separator bowl. Remove water from bowl, if present.

• Change engine oil and filter.

• Change hydraulic oil filter.

Before Each Use

• Check engine oil and coolant levels.

• Check hydraulic transmission oil level.

• Check air restriction indicator.

• Check brakes, speed control and neutral start switch functions.

After Each Use

• Clean air intake screen and radiator/oil cooler fins.

• Fill fuel tank, check and drain water from fuel/water separator.

Grease (after washing):

• Rollers on cutting units (20 places)

• Reels on cutting units (10 places)

• Rear rollers on rotary deck (10 places)

• Optional rear roller power brushes (10 places)

• Optional FTC (10 places)

Every 50 Hours

• Inspect tires and check air pressure.

• Check wheel bolt torque.

• Grease machine:

• Steering cylinder (2 places)

• Steering tie rod (2 places)

• Rear axle pivot (1 place)

• Rear axle spindle (2 places)

• Lift cylinder ends (6 places)

• Forward and reverse pedal pivots (2 each)

• Traction linkage pivot (1 place)

• Grease lift arms:

• Lift arm pivot (5 places)

• Float pivot (5 places) (22 ESP and Rotary)

• Steering Pivot (5 places) (22 ESP)

• Spring pivot (10 places) (22 ESP)

• Ball pivot (5 places) (2500M)

• Grease cutting units:

• Height of cut pivot (20 places) (Rotary)

• Bedknife to reel adjuster (10 places) (22 ESP)

• Clean battery and check battery fluid level.

Every 200 Hours

• Change engine oil and filter.

• Check water separator bowl. Remove water from bowl.

• Check alternator belt and fan belt for wear and tension.

• Check air intake hoses, hydraulic hoses, radiator hoses and clamps.

• Clean radiator and oil cooler fins.

• Grease rear lift linkage.

Every 500 Hours

• Clean hydraulic suction strainer.

• Check brake adjustment, adjust if needed.

• Replace lift arm pivot bushings (5 places)

• Drain water and clean fuel sediment bowl.

• Change fuel filter.

• Check valve clearance. (See the Technical Manual or your John Deere dealer.)

• Check roll-over protection system (ROPS) hardware for proper torque.

Yearly

• Change hydraulic oil and filter.

• Check coolant freeze point and clarity.

• Replace fuel filter.

Every 1500 Hours or Two Years

• Check fuel injectors. (See the Technical Manual or your John Deere dealer.)

Every 2000 Hours or Two Years

• Change engine coolant and thermostat, if using COOL-GARD™ CONCENTRATE ANTIFREEZE (TY16036).

Every 3000 Hours or Three Years

• Check fuel injection pump. (See the Technical Manual or your John Deere dealer.)

• Change engine coolant and thermostat, if using COOL-GARD™ PREDILUTED ANTIFREEZE (TY16034).

As Needed

• Check and or replace air cleaner elements.

• Clean rubber dust unloading valve.

• Check/tighten hardware.

• Check and adjust park brake. (See the Technical Manual or your John Deere dealer.)

• Replace fuses, light bulbs, and battery.

• Replace radiator hoses.

• Adjust alternator belt tension; or replace belt.