Operator's Manual

Figure 43

1. Spring anchor 3. Medium setting

2. Standard setting 4. Heavy duty setting

Checking the Tire Pressure

Maintain the air pressure in the front and rear

tires as speciﬁed. Chec k the pressure at the v alv e

stem after ev er y 50 operating hours or monthly ,

whic hev er occurs ﬁrst ( Figure 44 ).

R ear Tire Pressure: 15 psi (103 kP a)

Caster Tire Pressure: 25-30 psi (172-207 kP a)

Figure 44

1. Rear Tire 2. Caster tire

Cooling System

Maintenance

Cleaning the Air Intake

Screen

Before eac h use remo v e any build-up of g rass , dir t

or other debris from the cylinder and cylinder head

cooling ﬁns , air intak e screen on ﬂywheel end, and

carburetor -g o v er nor lev ers and linkag e . T his will

help insure adequate cooling and cor rect engine

speed and will reduce the possibility of o v erheating

and mec hanical damag e to the engine .

Cleaning the Cooling System

Clean the air intak e screen from g rass and debris

before eac h use .

Chec k and clean cooling ﬁns and engine shrouds

ev er y 100 hours or yearly , whic h ev er comes ﬁrst.

1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .

2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for

all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the

operating position.

3. R emo v e the air intak e screen, recoil star ter and

fan housing ( Figure 45 ).

4. Clean the debris and g rass from the engine

par ts .

5. Install air intak e screen, recoil star ter and fan

housing ( Figure 45 ).