Operator's Manual

underextremelydusty,dirty
conditions)
1.Opentheaircleanercoverdoorontheblower
housingtoaccesstheaircleanerelement(Figure30).
2.Unhookthelatchandremovetheaircleanerelement
(Figure30).
3.Cleantheaircleanerbaseasrequiredandcheck
condition.
4.Carefullyremovetheprecleanerfromthepaper
element.Inspecttheprecleanerforanydamageor
tears.Replaceasnecessary.
5.Washtheprecleanerinwarmwaterwithdetergent.
Rinsetheprecleanerthoroughlyuntilalltracesof
detergentareeliminated.Squeezeoutexcesswater
(donotwring)andallowtheprecleanertoairdry.
6.Saturatetheprecleanerwithnewengineoil.Squeeze
outallexcessoil.
7.Installtheprecleaneroverthepaperelement.
8.Installtheaircleanerontotheaircleanerbase.
Securewiththelatch.
9.Closetheaircleanercoverdoor.
ServicingPaperElement
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Servicethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions)
Every100hours—Replacethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions)
1.Opentheaircleanercoverdoorontheblower
housingtoaccesstheaircleanerelement(Figure30).
2.Unhookthelatchandremovetheaircleanerelement
(Figure30).
3.Carefullyremovetheprecleanerfromthepaper
element.Inspecttheprecleanerforanydamageor
tears.Replaceasnecessary.
4.Gentlytapthepaperelementtodislodgedirt.Do
notwashthepaperelementorusepressurized
air,asthiswilldamagetheelement.Replaceadirty,
bent,ordamagedelement.Handlethenewelement
carefully;donotuseifthesealingsurfacesarebent
ordamaged.
5.Cleantheaircleanerbaseasrequiredandcheck
condition.
6.Installtheairelementontotheaircleanerbase.
Securewiththelatch.
7.Closetheaircleanercoverdoor.
ServicingtheEngineOil
CheckingtheOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitch,stoptheengine,engageparking
brake,andremovethekey.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscoolso
theoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoilllcap/dipstickbefore
removingit.
4.Pullandremovetheoilllcap/dipstick;wipeoil
off.Reinsertthedipstickandpushrmlyintoplace
(Figure31).
Figure31
1.Oildipstick3.Oillevel
2.Fillertube
5.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel.
Theoillevelshouldbeupto,butnotover,the“F”
markonthedipstick.
6.Ifthelevelislow,addoilofthepropertype,upto
the“F”markonthedipstick.Alwayscheckthelevel
withthedipstickbeforeaddingmoreoil.
Note:Topreventextensiveenginewearordamage,
alwaysmaintaintheproperoillevelinthecrankcase.
Neveroperatetheenginewiththeoillevelbelowthe
“L”markoroverthe“F”markonthedipstick.
ChangingtheOilandFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hoursthereafter.
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