Operator's Manual

Premaintenance

Procedures

Removing and Installing the

Engine Hood

1. T o remo v e the hood, loosen the knobs and

then pull the hood bac k and up ( Figure 17 ).

Figure 17

1. Engine hood 2. Knob

2. T o install the hood, put the hooks into the

slots and slide forw ard ( Figure 18 ).

3. Tighten the knobs in the engine hood

( Figure 17 ).

Figure 18

1. Engine hood 2. Hook

Lubrication

Greasing the Bearings

Grease T ype: No . 2 General Pur pose Lithium

Base Grease

Grease the front caster pi v ots and wheels

( Figure 19 ).

1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and

diseng ag e the blade control switc h.

2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e

position, 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 the g rease ﬁttings ( Figure 19 and

Figure 20 ) with a rag . Mak e sure to scrape any

paint off of the front of the ﬁtting(s).

Figure 19

1. Front caster tire

Figure 20

4. Connect a g rease gun to eac h ﬁtting ( Figure 19

and Figure 20 ). Pump g rease into the ﬁttings

until g rease begins to ooze out of the bearings .

5. Wipe up any ex cess g rease .

Engine Maintenance

Servicing the Air Cleaner

F oam Element: Clean after ev er y 25 operating

hours , or yearly , whic hev er occurs ﬁrst.