Operator's Manual

pour only enough oil into the fill hole to raise
the lev el to , but not o v er , the Full mark on the
dipstic k.
Important: Do not o v erfill the crankcase
with oil because the engine may be
dama ged.
Changing and Draining the Oil
1. Star t the engine and let it r un until w ar m. T his
w ar ms the oil so it drains better .
2. P ark the mac hine so that the drain side is
slightly lo w er than the opposite side to ensure
that the oil drains completely .
3. Diseng ag e the blade control switc h and mo v e
the control lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position
and apply the parking brak e .
4. 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.
5. Slide the drain hose o v er the oil drain v alv e
( Figure 25 ).
6. Place a pan belo w the oil drain hose . Use either
a flat screw dri v er , 3/8 inc h (10 mm) wrenc h
to open v alv e ( Figure 25 ).
7. R otate v alv e end countercloc kwise to open
v alv e ( Figure 25 ).
8. W hen oil has drained completely , rotate v alv e
end cloc kwise to close the v alv e ( Figure 25 ).
9. R emo v e the drain hose .
Note: Dispose of the used oil at a cer tified
recycling center .
Figure 25
1. Oil drain
10. Clean around the oil dipstic k and unscrew the
cap ( Figure 25 ).
11. Slo wly pour appro ximately 80% of the
specified oil into the filler cap ( Figure 25 ).
R efer to Ser vicing the Engine Oil,
in Engine Maintenance , pag e 24 .
12. Chec k the oil lev el; refer to Chec king the Oil
Lev el.
13. Slo wly add additional oil to bring it to the full
mark.
Changing the Oil Filter
R e place the oil filter ev er y 200 hours or ev er y
other oil c hang e .
Note: Chang e the oil filter more frequently when
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy .
1. Drain the oil from the engine; refer to
Changing and Draining the Oil.
2. R emo v e the old filter ( Figure 26 ).
3. Apply a thin coat of new oil to the r ubber
g ask et on the re placement filter .
Figure 26
1. Oil lter 2. Adapter
4. Install the re placement oil filter to the adapter .
T ur n the oil filter cloc kwise until the r ubber
g ask et contacts the filter adapter , then tighten
the filter an additional 3/4 tur n ( Figure 26 ).
5. Fill the crankcase with the proper type of new
oil; refer to Changing and Draining the Oil.
Servicing the Air Cleaner
F oam Element: Clean and oil after ev er y
25 operating hours .
P aper Element: Clean after ev er y 100 operating
hours . R e place after ev er y 200 operating hours or
yearly , whic hev er comes first.
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