Hydro Service

[Ricky]

What does everyone do for Hydro service in your Z mowers? How often do you change the Filters?........ Oil?.......What brand mower? Do you do this yourself? Thanks :)

[lawnkid]

It should say it in the manual when you bought the mower or if you bought it used, it's only like $10 for a manual. I have a Scag 52"SWZ Hydro. Heres what I do:

1-10 hrs.- check tightness of belts, check engine oil and filter at 5hrs, check hydro filter every 20 hrs. Add oil if needed

Daily-Check engine oil
clean blower screen
clean grass and debris from under belt cover
sharpen blades
clean air filter

Weekly-Check battery acid level
tire pressure

Biweekly-grease caster wheel bearings
change engine oil and filter: chassis grease
replace air filter

Monthly- check tightness
clean and adjust spark plugs
drain hydraulic system and rep;ace fluid
change hydo oil filter
change engine oil filter
check hydrostatic fluid resevoir level