I just finished my 4th mow with the new mower and I am very impressed. The power and cut is great. My only issue was it needed a little hydro fluid. The mower seems to be a great piece of engineering and I actually look forward to mowing
I just finished my 4th mow with the new mower and I am very impressed. The power and cut is great. My only issue was it needed a little hydro fluid. The mower seems to be a great piece of engineering and I actually look forward to mowing
It's not unusual to need to add oil to the hydros during the break-in period. Just like user Duckman suggested, top 'er up and then keep an eye on the reservoirs to make certain you don't have a leak around the filter.
It's interesting to see that the B&S engine needs an initial oil change after only 5 hours. On the other hand, the user manual states 100 hours for the Kohler. :confused2:
Here's what I did. I followed my manual on specs and used my favorite brand (Penz). You can spend a huge amount of time reading...and reading more "opinions" from folks that may or may not know a whole lot about oil. It's the interweb.
I think there is a good consensus on changing your oil at least what is recommended and maybe a bit sooner (what I do) AND using a name brand quality oil.
I know we are talking about oil here, cleaning or replacing that air filter is going to be equally just as important if not more important than oil.
