Maintenance; Recommended Maintenance Schedule - Lawn-Boy Silver Serie Manual Del Operador

Raise the height-of-cut setting on your mower.
Cut grass more frequently.
Overlap cutting swaths instead of cutting a full
swath with each pass.
Set height-of-cut on front wheels one notch
lower than rear wheels. (example: set front
wheels at 2 inch setting and rear wheels at
2.5 inch setting)
Cutting Leaves
When cutting is complete, always be sure that

Maintenance

Continued safe and dependable operation requires routine maintenance.

Recommended Maintenance Schedule

Service Item
Check blade and engine mounting fasteners
Fasteners frequently. Keep all nuts, bolts and screws tight to
ensure safe operation.
Models 10200, 10249, 10313 & 10321 – Replace
each mowing season or every 25 hours. Replace
more frequently if operating conditions are
dusty.
Air Filter
Models 10248, 10327, 10328 & 10330 – Remove
and clean each mowing season or every 25
hours. Clean more frequently if operating
conditions are dusty.
Drain and refill engine crankcase with fresh oil after
Engine Oil first 2 hours of operation. Thereafter, change every
25 hours.
Housing Clean built-up grass clippings and dirt.
Self-propelled Clean grass clippings and debris under belt cover
Drive and drive belt.
Sharpen or replace; maintain more frequently if
Blade
edge is dulled quickly in rough or sandy conditions.
Check stopping time every 50 hours or at start of
each mowing season. Blade must stop within
Blade Brake
3 seconds of releasing bail; if not see your
Authorized Lawn-Boy Service Dealer for repair.
Service Operation
50% of the lawn shows through the cut leaf
cover. This may require one or more passes over
the leaves.
For light leaf coverage, position all wheels at the
same height-of-cut setting.
Walk at a slower mowing speed if leaves are not
being cut up finely enough to be hidden down in
the grass.
If you cut up a lot of oak leaves, you might want
to add lime to your grass in the spring. Lime
reduces the acidity of oak leaves.
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