Maintaining Your Lawn Tractor; Lubrication; Cleaning The Engine And Deck; Changing Engine Oil - Troy-Bilt Super Bronco Operator's Manual

TractOr
Before performing
any maintenance or
repairs, disengage
PTO; move shift lever
set parking brake, stop
engine and remove key
to preventunintended
startingl
Before lubricating,
repairing, or inspect=
ing;always disengage
PTO,move shift lever
into neutral positionl
set parking brakel stop
engine and remove key
to prevent unintended
starting,
NOTE: De
the engine
on your tractor; itmay
be necessary to remove
the tractor!sside panel
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Figure 6-1
,_hk WARNING: Before performing any
maintenance or repairs, disengage PTO,
move shift lever into neutral position, set
parking brake, stop engine and remove
key to prevent unintended starting.
Engine
Refer to the Kohler Operator/Owner Manual for
engine maintenance instructions.
Checkengine oil levelbeforeeachuseas instructed
inthe KohlerOperator/Owner M anualpackedwith your
unit. Follow the instructionscarefully.
Changing Engine Oil
NOTE:Dependingon the engine modelfoundon your
tractor,itmay be necessaryto removethe tractor'sside
panelin order to replacethe oil filter (if so equipped).
1. Pop openthe protectivecap on the end of the oil
drainvalve to exposethedrain port.See Fig.6-1.
2. Removethe oil fill cap/dipstick from the oil fill tube.
,
Pushthe oil drain hose(packedwith this manual)
ontothe oil drainport. Routethe oppositeend of the
hoseintoan appropriateoil collectioncontainerwith
a capacitygreatenoughtocollect theusedoil.
,
Afterthe oil has finisheddraining,pushtheoil drain
valveback in,rotateitclockwiseto lock the valve
closedand re-capthe end of the oil drainvalve to
keepdebrisfromenteringthedrain port.
5. Servicethe oil filter (if soequipped)as instructedin
the separateKohlerOperator/Owner M anualpacked
with yourunit.
Performthe abovestepsin the oppositeorderafter oil
hasfinisheddraining.
6. Refillthe enginewith newmotoroil as instructedin
the KohlerOperator/Owner M anualpackedwith your
unit.
IMPORTANT: R eferto the KohlerOperator/Owner
Manualpackedwith yourunit for information regardingthe
quantityand properweight of motoroil.
Air Cleaner
Servicethe pre-cleaner, i f soequipped,and cartridge/air
cleanerelementas instructed i n the KohlerOperator/
OwnerManualpackedwith your unit.
Spark Plug(s)
Thespark plug(s)shouldbe cleanedand thegap reset
oncea season.Sparkplug replacementis recommended
at the startof each mowingseason.Referto the Kohler
Operator/Owner M anualfor correctplug type and gap
specifications.
Lubrication
WARNING:Before lubricating, repairing,or inspect-
_ ng, always disengage PTO,move shift lever
into neutral position, set parking brake,
stop engine and remove key to prevent
unintended starting.
Engine
Lubricatethe enginewith motoroil as instructedin the
KohlerOwnerManualpackedwith yourunit.
Pivot Points & Linkage
Lubricateall the pivotpoints on the drivesystem,parking
brakeand lift linkageat least oncea seasonwith lightoil.
Rear Wheels
The rearwheelsshouldbe removed from the axles once
a season.Lubricatethe axles and the rimswell with an
all-purposegreasebeforere-installing them.
Front Axles
Eachend of the tractor'sfront pivot bar is equippedwith a
greasefitting. Lubricatewith a greasegun afterevery 25
hoursof tractoroperation.
Cleaning the Engine And Deck
Anyfuel or oil spilledon the machineshouldbe wiped
off promptly.Do NOTallowdebristo accumulate around
the coolingfins of the engineor on any otherpart of the
machine.
IMPORTANT: T he useof a pressurewasherto cleanyour
tractoris NOT recommended, i t maycause damageto
electricalcomponents,spindles,pulleys,bearingsor the
engine.
Deck Wash System
TM
A hexplug can be foundon yourtractor'sdeck surface.
See Fig. 6-2.
This plug can be replacedwith a waterport to be used
as part of a separately-available d eck washsystem.Use
the DeckWashSystem
TM
to rinsegrassclippingsfrom
the deck'sundersideand preventthe buildupof corrosive
chemicals.
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