Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Checktheoperationoftheblade-stopsystem.
•Ensurethatthebladestopswithin3secondsafterreleasingtheblade-controlbar.
•Checktheaircleanerfordirtanddamageandcleanorreplaceitifnecessary.
Aftereachuse
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachinehousing.
Every25hours
•Cleantheblade-stopsystemshield.
Beforestorage
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeannualstorage.
Yearly
•Cleanorreplacetheairlter(morefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions).
•Changetheengineoil.
•Lubricatetheupperhandle.
•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
•Refertoyourengineoperator'smanualforanyadditionalyearlymaintenance
procedures.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner'smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure36)beforeperforminganymaintenance
procedure.
Figure36
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.
Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltank
torundrythroughnormaluse.Ifyoumusttip
themachinepriortorunningoutoffuel,usea
handfuelpumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthe
machineontoitssidewiththedipstickdown.
WARNING
Tippingthemachinemaycausethefuelto
leak.Gasolineisammableandexplosive,
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Runtheenginedryorremovethegasoline
withahandpump;neversiphon.
ServicingtheAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Yearly
1.Pressdownonthelatchtabsontopoftheair-cleaner
cover(Figure37).
Figure37
1.Latchtabs
2.Openthecover.
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