Operator's Manual

Maintenance

Engine Oil

Service Interval/Specification

Change oil:

• After the first 5 operating hours.

• After every 100 operating hours.

Note: Change oil more frequently when

operating conditions are extremely

dusty or sandy.

Oil Type: Detergent oil (API service SF or SG)

Crankcase Capacity: w/filter, 4 pints (1.9 l)

Viscosity: See table below

–20 0 20

40 60

80 100

–30

–20 –10

01020

30 40

USE THESE SAE VISCOSITY OILS

Checking Oil Level

1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage

the power take off (PTO), set the parking brake,

and turn the ignition key to “OFF” to stop the

engine. Remove the key.

2. Open the hood.

3. Clean around the oil dipstick (Fig. 18) so dirt

cannot fall into the filler hole and damage the

engine.

4. Unscrew the oil dipstick and wipe the metal end

clean (Fig. 18).

5. Slide the oil dipstick fully into the filler tube, do

not thread onto tube (Fig. 18). Pull the dipstick

out and look at the metal end. If oil level is low,

slowly pour only enough oil into the filler tube

to raise the level to the “FULL” mark.

IMPORTANT: Do not overfill the crankcase

with oil because the engine may be damaged.

Figure 18

1. Oil dipstick

2. Metal end

3. Filler tube