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Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst2operating
hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengineoillevel.
•Ensurethattheenginestopswithin3secondsafterreleasingthebladecontrol
bar.
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemower.
Beforestorage
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeannualstorage.
Yearly
•Replacetheairlter(morefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions).
•Changetheengineoil.
•Lubricatethewheelgears.
•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
•RefertoyourEngineOperator’sManualforanyadditionalyearlymaintenance
procedures.
Important:RefertoyourEngineOperator’sManualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug
andhookitontotheretainingpost(Figure27)before
performinganymaintenanceprocedure.
Figure27
1.Sparkplugretainingpost
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthesparkplugwiretothesparkplug.
Important:Beforetippingthemowertochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttipthe
mowerpriortorunningoutoffuel,useahandfuel
pumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthemower
ontoitsside,withtheairfilterup.
Tippingthemowermaycausethefueltoleak.
Gasolineisflammable,explosiveandcancause
personalinjury.
Runtheenginedryorremovethegasolinewitha
handpump;neversiphon.
ReplacingtheAirFilter
Replacetheairfilteryearly;replaceitmorefrequentlyin
dustyoperatingconditions.
1.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Rotatetheairfiltercovertoremoveit(Figure28).
Figure28
3.Replacetheairfilter.
4.Installthecover.
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