shurguywutt
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I have a new Toro Timecutter with about 15 hours on it. It has a Kohler KT725-3097 engine. This is my first rider.
I have St. Augustine grass and it is cooling down and getting to be the end of the mowing season here in the S.E. I may just be trimming infrequently until it warms up again - so I can't see putting many more hours on the machine.
The manual says to do the oil change maintenance at 100 hours. This may take me a while to reach that many hours. I have heard others say to just change the oil at 20 hours and leave the filter on. Others say 50 hours.
I can follow what the manual says for the maintenance requirements but what would be the industry best practice for a machine that does not get that many hours? The manual says the engine is not even broken in until it gets about 50 hours.
What other things can I do to the mower in general to keep it in good shape? Things not necessarily written in the manual.
Also, I was looking at the maintenance kits for this engine, it seems there are a bunch of different models. My engine has the low profile air intake. Would the part number for the maintenance kit be 32-789-02-S?
Thanks!
I have St. Augustine grass and it is cooling down and getting to be the end of the mowing season here in the S.E. I may just be trimming infrequently until it warms up again - so I can't see putting many more hours on the machine.
The manual says to do the oil change maintenance at 100 hours. This may take me a while to reach that many hours. I have heard others say to just change the oil at 20 hours and leave the filter on. Others say 50 hours.
I can follow what the manual says for the maintenance requirements but what would be the industry best practice for a machine that does not get that many hours? The manual says the engine is not even broken in until it gets about 50 hours.
What other things can I do to the mower in general to keep it in good shape? Things not necessarily written in the manual.
Also, I was looking at the maintenance kits for this engine, it seems there are a bunch of different models. My engine has the low profile air intake. Would the part number for the maintenance kit be 32-789-02-S?
Thanks!