Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
Maintenance Procedure
After the rst 5 operating
hours
Change the engine oil.
Before each use or daily
Check the engine oil level.
Check the blade brake clutch operation.
Clean grass clippings and dirt from under the mower.
Before storage
Empty the fuel tank before repairs as directed and before annual storage.
Yearly
Replace the air lter (more frequently in dusty operating conditions).
Change the engine oil.
Lubricate the wheel gears.
Replace the blade or have it sharpened (more frequently if the edge dulls quickly).
Refer to your Engine Operator’s Manual for any additional yearly maintenance
procedures.
Important: R efer to y our Engine Operator’ s Man ual f or additional maintenance pr ocedur es.
Preparing for Maintenance
1. Stop the engine and w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop .
2. Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug
and hook it onto the retaining post ( Figure 33 ) before
perfor ming any maintenance procedure .
Figure 33
1. Spark plug retaining post
3. After perfor ming the maintenance procedure(s),
connect the spark plug wire to the spark plug .
Important: Bef or e tipping the mo w er to change
the oil or r eplace the blade, allo w the fuel tank to
r un dr y thr ough nor mal usa ge. If y ou must tip the
mo w er prior to r unning out of fuel, use a hand fuel
pump to r emo v e the fuel. Al w ays tip the mo w er
onto its side, with the air filter up .
Tipping the mo w er may cause the fuel to leak.
Gasoline is flamma ble, explosi v e and can cause
per sonal injur y .
R un the engine dr y or r emo v e the gasoline with a
hand pump; nev er siphon.
Replacing the Air Filter
R e place the air filter yearly; re place it more frequently in
dusty operating conditions .
1. P erfor m the pre-maintenance procedures; refer to
Pre paring for Maintenance .
2. Use a screw dri v er to open the air filter co v er ( Figure
34 ).
Figure 34
3. R e place the air filter ( Figure 35 ).
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