Operator's Manual

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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 around the air cleaner to prev ent dir t from

g etting into the engine and causing damag e . Pull

up on the air cleaner co v er handle and rotate it

to w ard the engine ( Figure 21 ). R emo v e the air

cleaner co v er .

Figure 21

1. Air cleaner cover 2. Air cleaner cover handle

4. Carefully slide the paper element and foam element

from the blo w er housing ( Figure 22 ).

Figure 22

1. Paper element 4. Tab

2. Foam element 5. Slot

3. Air cleaner cover 6. Blower housing

Cleaning the Foam Element

1. W ash the foam element in liquid soap and

w ar m w ater . W hen the element is clean, rinse it

thoroughly .

2. Dr y the element b y squeezing it in a clean cloth.

Do not oil the element.

Important: R eplace the f oam element if it is

tor n or w or n.

Important: Do not clean or oil the paper

element . 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. Place the foam element and paper element into the

blo w er housing .

Note: Mak e sure that the r ubber seal is ﬂat

ag ainst the air cleaner base .

2. Align the tabs on the air cleaner co v er with the

slots of the blo w er housing ( Figure 22 ). Hook

the handle onto the co v er and press do wn on the

handle to loc k the co v er in place .

Servicing the Engine Oil

Chec k the oil lev el daily or after ev er y 8 hours .

Chang e the oil after the ﬁrst 5 operating hours and

ev er y 50 operating hours thereafter .

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

or higher)

Crankcase Capacity:

• 48 oz./1-1/2 qt. (1400 cc/1.4 l) when the ﬁlter is

not c hang ed;

• 56 oz./1-3/4 qt. (1700 cc/1.7 l) when the ﬁlter is

c hang ed (Model 74403 only)

Viscosity: See the table belo w .