gainestruk
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Don’t baby the engine, it has been run in at factory, go full throttle to keep engine cool, change oil after first 5 hrs. Then what ever book says, I Change mine at 50 hrs but most summers I end up at around 46 hrs so I just change at end of each mowing season, I have the dreaded Koehler courage single cylinder 18 hp on my Gravley ZT 1844XL I’m at 967 hours on it now so ill go over 1000 hrs this year (knock on wood).First time mower owner, taking delivery of a new Ikon XD 52 with Kawasaki engine next week. Wanted to get a head start on this forum to prevent any misuse of my new equipment! Especially since there is not a lot of info out there, since this is a relatively new machine.
Just keep maintenance up on it to be safe take the blower housing off before you start mowing each year to make sure no mouse nest and I always use some brake cleaner sprayed on cylinder fins to keep them clean, and keep an eye on air filter if you live in dusty area you might need to replace it about half way thru season.