Troy-Bilt 13027 - Manual (Page 23)

Section
MAINTENANCE
There are several maintenance
procedures which you as the
owner can confidently perform to
keep your tractor in good operat­
ing condition. Changing the motor
oil and the oil filter (if equipped
with one), are very important. As
is servicing the air cleaner. You
can do other checks and adjust­
ments as well.
Major service procedures such
as engine and transmission repairs,
bearing replacement and other
moderate to heavy-duty jobs
should probably best be done by
your Authorized Dealer or, in the
case of the engine, by the engine
manufacturer’s local representative.
There is a Troubleshooting
Chart and a Maintenance Chart in
this section which you should refer
to regularly. Please refer to the
Operator Manual supplied with an
Attachment should it need service.
WARNING
Before performing any main­
tenance on the tractor or the
engine, the tractor must be
stopped, the PTO switch shut
Off, the Parking Brake en­
gaged, the engine stopped
and the key removed, and the
spark plug wire must be dis­
connected and kept away
from the plug. Always let en­
gine and muffler cool down.
Failure to comply can result
in serious personal injury.
Engine Maintenance
Checking & Changing Motor Oil
It is vitally important to main­
tain the correct motor oil level in
your engine in order to prevent
premature wear or failure. You
should check the oil level before
using your tractor every time. And
you should change your motor oil
(and oil filter if so equipped) per
the service information following.
Kohler 12.5HP/14HP Engines
Checking Oil Level: Refer to
Figure 5-1 for the Oil Dipstick/Oil
Fill Tube location. Simply unlatch
the tractor hood, and raise the
hood for access to the engine.
Unthread and remove the dipstick.
Wipe oil off. Reinsert dipstick and
rest it on the fill tube (do not re­
thread). Remove dipstick and
check oil level. Add oil up to
“Full” mark if needed. Securely
re-install the dipstick.
Changing Oil: After the first 5
hours of operation on a new
Kohler engine, change the oil.
Thereafter, change the oil every
100 operating hours. Change the
oil filter every 200 operating
hours. Refer to Figure 5-2 for lo­
cation of engine oil drain plug, oil
filter, and oil filter drain plug.
See your engine manufacturer
literature for complete motor oil
and oil filter changing instruc­
tions and requirements.
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Figure 5-1: Kohler 12.5 HP/ 14HP
erìgine Oil Fill Dipstick/OII Fill Tube.
Figure 5-2: The Kohler engine oil fil­
ter (“A”) is a spin-off automotive
type. Note engine oil filter drain
plug (“B”) location. Oil crankcase
drain plug (“C”) is on opposite side.
Kohler Recommended Motor Oil
Viscosity Grades:
Use API Service Class SF oil.
High-quality detergent oil is recom­
mended.
0° F to 100“F: SAE lOW-30, lOW-40.
-20“ F to 32“ F: SAE 5W-20, 5W-30.