Operator's Manual

ServicingthePrimaryFilter
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
•Iftheprimarylterisdirty,bent,ordamaged,
replaceit.
•Donotcleantheprimarylter.
ServicingtheSafetyFilter
ServiceInterval:Every600hours
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafetylter.
Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thentheprimarylteris
damaged.Replacebothlters.
InstallingtheFilters
Important:Topreventenginedamage,always
operatetheenginewithbothairltersandcover
installed.
1.Ifinstallingnewlters,checkeachlterforshipping
damage.Donotuseadamagedlter.
2.Ifthesafetylterisbeingreplaced,carefullyslideit
intothelterbody(Figure31).
3.Carefullyslidetheprimarylteroverthesafetylter
(Figure31).
Note:Ensurethattheprimarylterisfullyseated
bypushingonitsouterrimwhileinstallingit.
Important:Donotpressonthesoftinsidearea
ofthelter.
4.Installtheaircleanercoverwiththesideindicatedas
upfacingupwardandsecurethelatches(Figure31).
ServicingtheEngineOil
Note:Changetheoilmorefrequentlywhenthe
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJor
higher)
CrankcaseCapacity:w/lter,67oz.(2l)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow .
Figure32
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.DisengagethePTO,turntheignitionkeytooff,and
removethekey.
3.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingpositionandthenchockorblocktires.
4.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure33)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure33
1.Oildipstick
2.Fillertube
5.Unscrewtheoildipstickandwipetheendclean
(Figure33).
6.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothellertube,butdo
notthreadontotube(Figure33).
7.Pullthedipstickoutandlookatthemetalend.Ifthe
oillevelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothe
llertubetoraisetheleveltotheFullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine;enginedamagecan
result.
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