Recommended Maintenance Schedule(S); Preparing For Maintenance - Lawn-Boy 10605 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.

Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)

Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 5 hours
Before each use or daily
Every 25 hours
Every 50 hours
Every 100 hours
Before storage
Yearly
Important: Refer to your Engine Operator's Manual for additional maintenance procedures.

Preparing for Maintenance

1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the spark-plug wire from the spark plug
(Figure 13) before performing any maintenance
procedure.
Figure 13
1. Spark plug wire
3. After performing the maintenance procedure(s),
connect the spark-plug wire to the spark plug.
Important: Before tipping the mower to change
the oil or replace the blade, allow the fuel tank
to run dry through normal usage. If you must
tip the mower prior to running out of fuel, use a
Maintenance Procedure
• Change the engine oil.
• Check the engine oil level.
• Ensure that the engine stops within 3 seconds after releasing the blade control bar.
• Check the blade stop system operation.
• Clean grass clippings and dirt from under the mower.
• Check the air cleaner for dirty, loose, or damaged parts, and clean or replace them
if necessary.
• Clean the blade stop system shield.
• Change the engine oil.
• Replace the air cleaner element (more frequently when operating the mower in dusty
or dirty operating conditions).
• Clean the cooling system (refer to your engine owner's manual).
• Replace the spark plug.
• Empty the fuel tank before repairs as directed and before annual storage.
• Replace the blade or have it sharpened (more frequently if the edge dulls quickly).
• Refer to your Engine Operator's Manual for any additional yearly maintenance
procedures.
hand fuel pump to remove the fuel. Always tip
the mower onto its side with the dipstick down.
WARNING
Tipping the mower may cause the fuel to leak.
Gasoline is flammable, explosive and can cause
personal injury.
Run the engine dry or remove the gasoline with
a hand pump; never siphon.
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Element
Service Interval: Every 25 hours/Yearly (whichever
comes first)—Check the air cleaner
for dirty, loose, or damaged parts, and
clean or replace them if necessary.
Every 100 hours/Yearly (whichever
comes first)—Replace the air cleaner
element (more frequently when
operating the mower in dusty or dirty
operating conditions).
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