New Dixie Chopper Magnum HP 2250

Clarkd20

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Hello ladies and gentleman, glad to be a part of the forum. I just recently purchased my new chopper last week. I should end the year with around 5 to 8 hours on the unit. It’s a 22hp Kawasaki, my question is would it be ok to let the break in oil sit in it during the winter and change it before the first time I use it, or would it be better to go ahead and change it here in the next month or so before it has about a 4 month storage. Thanks for the advise.
 

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Darryl G

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Hi. Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the forum.

It would be best to change it before storing it. Oil picks up contaminants, some of which can be corrosive, and I would imagine even more so on a new engine. Best not to let it sit there munching on your engine. Is your mower going to blow up if you leave it over the winter with the break-in oil in it? No. Would it be best to get it out of there and store it with fresh oil? Yes.

So that's the FX691V engine, right? I have that engine on my 52 inch Bob-Cat approaching 270 hours and it has been flawless.
 

Clarkd20

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Hi. Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the forum.

It would be best to change it before storing it. Oil picks up contaminants, some of which can be corrosive, and I would imagine even more so on a new engine. Best not to let it sit there munching on your engine. Is your mower going to blow up if you leave it over the winter with the break-in oil in it? No. Would it be best to get it out of there and store it with fresh oil? Yes.

So that's the FX691V engine, right? I have that engine on my 52 inch Bob-Cat approaching 270 hours and it has been flawless.

Yes, that’s the engine I have as well. Thank you for the information that makes complete sense. That’s great to hear you haven’t had any issues with it!!!
 

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:welcome:

Welcome to the forum!

I'm going to move this thread over to our Dixie Chopper section.
 

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Congrats on the new mower. I just bought a DC last week, my first ZT. What’s the difference between the Magnum and Magnum HP? My dealer had a Magnum in stock but it wasn’t an HP. Didn’t even know there was such a model.
 
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