Maintenance for a Ride-On mower

Petrol ride-on mower

• Make sure that the tyre pressure is correct. The correct tyre pressure is 60 kPA (0.6 bar/8.5 PSI) on all four tyres.
• Clean the air filter. How to clean or replace an air filter on your Ride-On mower
• Replace the engine oil. This should be done after 50 hours or once a year (first service only). How to change the engine oil on your Ride-On mower
• Replace the engine oil filter. This should be done after 50 hours or once a year (first service only).
• Do a check of the lights (if applicable).
• Do a check of the battery and charge it if necessary. Make sure to use a standard battery charger. NOTE: Always disconnect the charger before starting the engine.
• Clean the outer and inner surfaces of the cutting deck and the cutting deck covers. Use a water hose to clean the cutting deck while in the service position.
• Do a check of and adjust the cutting height and pitch setting. Correct ground pressure ensures that the cutting deck moves along the surface but does not press too hard against it.
• Make sure that the product does not move in the neutral position.
• Do a check of the blade engagement, seat, lift and forward drive/brake.
• Do an inspection of the collection system (for collection models only).

Battery ride-on mower

• Clean the outer and inner surface of the cutting deck. Clean below the cutting deck cover and around the blades.
• Make sure that the tyre pressure is correct.
• Do a check of and adjust the parallelism of the cutting deck.

Petrol ride-on mower

• Make sure that the tyre pressure is correct. The correct tyre pressure is 60 kPA (0.6 bar/8.5 PSI) on all four tyres.
• Replace the fuel filter. How to replace a fuel filter on your ride-on mower
• Replace the air filter. How to clean or replace an air filter on your Ride-On mower
• Replace the engine oil. Every 100 hours or once a year. How to change the engine oil on your Ride-On mower
• Replace the engine oil filter. Every 100 hours or once a year.
• Replace the spark plug. How to examine and replace a spark plug on your Ride-On mower
• Do a check of the lights (if applicable).
• Do a check of the battery and charge it if necessary. Make sure to use a standard battery charger. NOTE: Always disconnect the charger before starting the engine.
• Do a check of the oil in the transmission and fill if necessary.
• Clean the outer and inner surfaces of the cutting deck and the cutting deck covers. Use a water hose to clean the cutting deck while in the servicing position.
• Do a check of and adjust the cutting height and pitch setting. Correct ground pressure ensures that the cutting deck moves along the surface but does not press too hard against it.
• Examine the blades in the cutting deck. Sharpen or replace if necessary.
• Make sure that the product does not move in the neutral position.
• Do a check of the blade engagement, seat, lift and forward drive/brake.
• Do an inspection of the collection system (for collection models only).