Dixon 700 Series - Manual (Page 10)

MOWING RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Keep mower blades sharp.
2. Make sure deck and discharge are
clean.
3. When mowing tall grass, make two
passes, mowing off 1/2 of the desired cut
on the first pass, and then the desired
height the second pass. Check for hidden
dangers first.
4. Go slowly for trimming.
5. Always cut grass with the engine at full
throttle speed. This "ENGINE" speed
allows the cutting blades to operate at
optimum cutting speed. Control
"GROUND" speed with the Steering
Control Levers.
6. Vary ground speed to suit conditions
(i.e. go slower in tall thick grass, on hills,
wet conditions, etc.).
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ,
SERVICE WHEN
Check crankcase oil level ————————————————————————-- before each use
Clean grass from Hydrostat fans and cooling fans ———————————---— before each use
Check air intake screen ——————————————————————----——— after each use
Clean grass under deck ————————————————————————---— after each use
Check tire pressure ———————————————————————————— every 10 hours
Check battery fluid ———————————————————-——-———————every 10 hours Sharpen
mower blades ——————————————————————————--------—— every 10 hours
Clean air filter pre-cleaner element ———————————————------——— every 25 hours
Check Hydrostatic transmission fluid ———————————————————— every 25 hours
Check drive belts ————————————————————————————— every 50 hours
(20 hours break-in)
Service Air Cleaner Filter Element ——————————————————— every 100 hours
Change engine crankcase oil ———————————————————————1QC hours
oil filter ———————————————————----------—————— 200 hours
Change Hydrostat oil and oil filter ————————————————————— every 500 hours
(100 hours break-in)
Replace air filter element ———————————————————————------— annually or 500 hours
Check spark plugs ———————————————————————————— annually or 5 00 hours
Service battery ——————————————————————————------——— annually or 500 hours
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Replace decals when illegible. Write factory for free replacement.