Operator's Manual

ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceclassSJor
higher)
OilCapacity:withalterchange,1.7L(58oz);with
nolterchange,1.4L(48oz)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
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Figure44
Note:Useofsyntheticoilhaving5W-20or5W-30
ratingisacceptable,upto4°C(40°F).
Note:Syntheticoilswillprovidebetterstartingin
extremecoldbelow-23°C(-10°F).
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keepyourhands,feet,face,clothingand
otherbodypartsawayfromthemuferand
otherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donot
runenginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecause
theenginemaybedamaged.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition(Figure45).
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Figure45
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