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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Beforeperforminganytypeofmaintenance/service,disengageall
controlsandstoptheengine.Waituntilallmovingpartshavecometo
acompletestop.Disconnectsparkplugwireandgrounditagainstthe
enginetopreventunintendedstarting.Alwayswearsafetyglassesduring
operationor whileperforminganyadjustmentsor repairs.
Followthemaintenanceschedulegivenbelow.Thischartdescribes
serviceguidelinesonly.UsetheServiceLogcolumnto keeptrackof
completedmaintenancetasks.To locate the nearest Sears Service
Centeror toscheduleservice,simplycontactSearsat
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
EachUse
1st2 hours
1st5 hours
Every10hours
Every25 hours
Every30 hours
Annuallyor Every50 hours
Annuallyor Every100hours
BeforeStorage
1. Engineoil level
2. Looseor missinghardware
3. Engineandaroundmuffler
4. Air cleaner
1. Drivebelt tension
2. NutsandBolts
1. Engineoil
1. Drivebelt tension
2. Unit
1. Sparkplug
1. Transmissionoil level
2. Tinesfor wear
3. Tire pressure
1. Engineoi11-
1. Air cleaner
2. SparkPlug
1. Fuelsystem
1. Check
2. Tightenorreplace
3. Clean
4. Check
1. Check
2. Check
1. Change
1. Check
2. Lubricate
1. Check
1. Check
2. Check
3. Check
1. Change
1. Change
2. Change
1. Runengineuntilit stopsf_m lackof
fueloradda gasolineadditivetothe
gasinthe tank.
Changeoileverytwentyfivehourswhenoperatingengineunderheavyloadorin hightemperatures
Alwaysstopengineanddisconnectsparkplugwirebeforeperforming
lanymaintenanceor adjustments.Alwayswearsafetyglassesduring
[operationorwhileperforminganyadjustmentsor repairs.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
DONOTcheckforsparkwithsparkplugremoved.DONOTcrank
enginewithsparkplug removed.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• Alwaysobserveallsafetyrulesfoundonproductlabelsandin
thisoperator'smanualwhenperformingany maintenance.Safety
rulescanbefoundonthe productlabelsandin thisOperator's
Manualbeginningon page3.
• Thewarrantyon thistillerdoesnotcoveritemsthathavebeen
subjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.Toreceivefull value
fromwarranty,operatormustmaintaintheequipmentas
instructedhere.
• Someadjustmentswillhavetobe madeperiodicallyto maintain
yourunitproperly.
• Periodicallycheckall fastenersand makesurethesearetight.
Iftheenginehas beenrunning,themufflerwillbeveryhot. Becareful
nottotouchthemuffler.
Thesparkplugmustbesecurelytightened.Animproperlytightened
sparkplugcanbecomeveryhot andmaydamagetheengine.
Checking the Spark Plug
Toensureproperengineoperation,thesparkplugmustbeproperly
gappedandfreeof deposits.Checkthesparkplugevery25hoursand
replaceitevery100hours.
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