Operator's Manual

Figure 28

1. Paper element 2. Rubber seal

2. Inspect the element for tears , an oily ﬁlm, and

damag e to the r ubber seal.

Important: Nev er clean the paper

element with pr essuriz ed air or liquids.

R eplace the paper element if it is dama ged,

or cannot be cleaned thor oughl y .

Installing the Foam and Paper

Elements

Important: T o pr ev ent engine dama ge,

al w ays operate the engine with the complete

f oam and paper air cleaner assembl y installed.

1. Carefully slide the foam element onto the

paper air cleaner element ( Figure 26 ).

2. Place the air cleaner assembly onto the air

cleaner base ( Figure 26 ).

3. Install the air cleaner and secure with co v er n ut

( Figure 26 ).

Servicing the Engine Oil

Chang e the engine oil as follo ws:

• After the ﬁrst 8 operating hours .

• After ev er y 100 operating hours .

Oil T ype: Deterg ent oil (API ser vice SF , SG , SH

or SJ)

Crankcase Capacity: with a ﬁlter c hang e , 57

ounces (1.7 l); without a ﬁlter c hang e , 47 ounces

(1.4 l)

V iscosity: See the table belo w .

Figure 29

Checking the Engine Oil Level

Note: Chec k the oil when the engine is cold.

1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control

lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position 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. Clean around the oil dipstic k ( Figure 30 ) so

dir t cannot fall into engine .

Figure 30

4. Pull the oil dipstic k and wipe the metal end

clean ( Figure 30 ).

5. Slide the oil dipstic k fully into the engine . Pull

the dipstic k out and look at the metal end

( Figure 30 ). If oil lev el is lo w , slo wly pour only