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Riding Mower Maintenance
How to Maintain Your Riding Lawn Mower Have a big, sloping yard with lots of landscaping features like trees and flowerbeds? Riding mowers make...
Tune-up your outdoor power equipment to keep it running through the season. Whenever you choose to tune up, be sure to do it once a year.
Have a look at this easy guide to learn how to tune up your lawnmower engine.
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Every 5 hours |
25 hours or every season |
50 hours or every season |
100 hours or every season |
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Check oil level. |
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Change oil.* Also, replace oil filter if equipped. |
**After first 5 hours of use.
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Replace foam air cleaner or optional foam pre-cleaner. |
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Replace paper air cleaner. |
*** Paper cartridge w/o foam pre-cleaner.
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*** Paper cartridge w/ foam pre-cleaner.
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Replace spark plug. |
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Replace in-line fuel filter, if equipped. |
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Remember to always treat your fuel with FuelFit® to keep your fuel fresh and ensure maximum engine life. |
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* This 5 hour oil change only applies to specific engines. Refer to the operations manul of engine for more info
** change oil after 5 hours, then after every 50 hours or every season
*** Service more often under dusty. heavy-load operating conditions.
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