Operator's Manual

CheckingtheOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblade(PTO).
3.ShiftthegroundspeedleverintoNeutral(model
70185only).
4.Settheparkingbrake.
5.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
6.Removetheignitionkey.
7.Raisetheseat.
8.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(
Figure22)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothelltubeanddamagetheengine.
Figure22
1.Oildipstick/lltube
2.Metalend
9.Unscrewtheoildipstickandwipethemetalend
clean(Figure22).
10.Screwtheoildipstickfullyontothelltube
(
Figure22).Unscrewthedipstickagainandlookat
themetalend.Iftheoillevelislow,slowlypouronly
enoughoilintothelltubetoraisetheleveltothe
Fullmarkonthedipstick.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine;enginedamagemay
result.
ChangingtheOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours
1.Starttheengineandletitrunfor5minutes.
Note:Thiswarmstheoilsothatitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothattherightfrontsideis
slightlylowerthantheleftsidetoensurethattheoil
drainscompletely.
3.Disengagetheblade(PTO).
4.ShiftthegroundspeedleverintoNeutral.(model
70185only).
5.Settheparkingbrake.
6.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
7.Removetheignitionkey.
8.Raisetheseat.
9.Insertthedrainingtubeontotheoildrainvalve
(
Figure23).
Figure23
1.Oildrainvalve
3.Drainingtube
2.Oildipstick/lltube
10.Placeapanbelowthedrainingtube.
11.Opentheoildrainvalve(
Figure23).
12.Whentheoilhasdrainedcompletely,removethe
drainingtubeandclosetheoildrainvalve.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatacertiedrecycling
center.
13.Slowlypourapproximately80%ofthespecied
amountofoilintothelltube(Figure22).Check
theoillevel;refertosteps9and10ofCheckingthe
OilLevel.
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