Operator's Manual

F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:

i.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.

ii.Makesurethatthebladesdonotengage

withthePTOswitchedoffandtheclutch

disengaged.

Iftheclutchdoesnotdisengage,installthe

shimandreferencetheTroubleshooting

section.

iii.EngageanddisengagethePTOswitch10

consecutivetimestoensurethattheclutch

isfunctioningproperly.Iftheclutch

doesnotengageproperly,referencethe

Troubleshootingsection.

CoolingSystem

Maintenance

CleaningtheEngineScreen

andEngineOilCooler

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Removeanybuildupofgrass,dirt,orotherdebrisfromthe

oilcooler(Figure69).

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Figure69

Beforeeachuseremoveanybuildupofgrass,dirt,or

otherdebrisfromtheenginescreen.Thiswillhelpensure

adequatecoolingandcorrectenginespeedandwillreduce

thepossibilityofoverheatingandmechanicaldamagetothe

engine(Figure70).

CleaningtheEngineCooling

FinsandShrouds

ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes

rst)

1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving

partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Removetheairintakescreen,recoilstarterandfan

housing(Figure70).

4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromtheengineparts.

5.Installairintakescreen,recoilstarterandfanhousing

(

Figure70).