Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachine.
Every100hours
•Replacethesparkplug.
Yearly
•Replacetheairlter;replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
•Cleantheair-coolingsystem;cleanitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Refertoyourenginemanual.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Lubricatethewheels.
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeyearlystorage.
MaintenanceSafety
•Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
beforeperforminganymaintenanceprocedure.
•Wearglovesandeyeprotectionwhenservicing
themachine.
•Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.Weargloveswhen
servicingtheblade.
•Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.Checktheir
properoperationregularly.
•Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak.
Fuelisammableandexplosive,andcancause
personalinjury.Runtheenginedrytoremovethe
fuelwithahandpump;neversiphonthefuel.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthespark
plug(Figure20).
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Figure20
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.
Important:Beforetippingthemachineto
changetheoilorreplacetheblade,allowthe
fueltanktorundrythroughnormalusage.If
youmusttipthemachinepriortorunning
outoffuel,useahandfuelpumptoremove
thefuel.Alwaystipthemachineontoits
side,withthedipstickdown.
WARNING
Tippingthemachinemaycausethefuelto
leak.Fuelisammableandexplosiveandcan
causepersonalinjury.
Runtheenginedryorremovethefuelwitha
handpump;neversiphon.
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