You’ll never have to make excuses for neglecting maintenance again. The service-friendly Grasshopper design makes it easy to keep your mower in peak operating condition and avoid downtime. Fewer grease points and easy access to belts and filters translate into less time spent maintaining your mower, and more time using it profitably. Powerful, design-matched drive systems use quality pumps and wheel motors chosen to work together, to run cooler and more reliably for longer service life. The combination of Hydro-Max™ fluid and genuine Grasshopper filters provides the lowest operating costs of any commercial drive system available. Grasshopper mowers can run up to five times longer than other mowers between transmission oil changes – that’s up to 1,000 hours! High-efficiency, fine-particle filtration. Auxiliary cooling fan on each transmission pump provides a cooler operating environment,extended service intervals and longer transmission life. A removable debris screen on liquid-cooled models makes cleaning a breeze. Simply raise the hood on liquid-cooled models for easy access to the engine. With only five lubrications points on MidMount™ models, and fewer than 10 on FrontMount™ models, Grasshopper can significantly cut maintenance time – often by up to 80%. Access-Eze™ design offers quick, easy deck maintenance with topside access to belts and only three grease points. Access-Eze™ also provides easy rear access to the clutch, with deck drive belt, pump drive belt and blade drive belt all field-serviceable. FoldUp™ and PowerFold® FrontMount™ decks provide easy access to the underside of the deck.