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Maintenance
Illustrations and pictorials begin on page 2.
WARNING: Before you make an inspection, adjustment,
or repair, disconnect the spark plug wire and keep it
away from the spark plug.
Maintenance Chart
MOWER
Every 8 Hours or Daily
Check engine stop lever
Clean debris off mower
Every 25 Hours or Annually *
Check mower for loose hardware
Every 50 Hours or Annually *
Clean battery and cables (if equipped)
See Dealer Annually to
Lubricate mower
Check mower blade stopping time
Check mower blades **
* Whichever comes fi rst
**Check blades more often in regions with sandy soils or high
dust conditions.
ENGINE
First 5 Hours
Change engine oil
Every 8 Hours or Daily
Check engine oil level
Every 25 Hours or Annually *
Clean engine air fi lter and pre-cleaner (if equipped) **
Every 50 Hours or Annually *
Change engine oil
Replace oil fi lter (if equipped)
Annually
Replace air fi lter
Replace pre-cleaner (if equipped)
See Dealer Annually to
Inspect muffl er and spark arrester (if equipped)
Replace spark plug
Replace fuel fi lter (if equipped)
Clean engine air cooling system
* Whichever comes fi rst
**Clean more often in dusty conditions or when airbourne debris
is prersent.
Mower Maintenance
Engine Tipping - Figure
18
NOTICE: Do not tip the engine with the spark plug down. When
you service the engine, inspect the blade, or clean the bottom of
the mower housing; make sure to always tip the engine with the
spark plug up. Transporting or tipping the engine with the spark
plug down will cause the following.
• hard starting
• engine smoking
• spark plug fouling.
• oil or fuel saturation of the air fi lter
How To Clean The Mower Housing
WARNING: The blade will rotate when the engine runs.
Before you clean the mower housing, stop the engine
and disconnect the spark plug wire and keep it away from the
spark plug.
If grass and other debris accumulate on the bottom of the mower
housing, performance will be reduced. After you mow, clean the
mower housing as follows.
1. Stop the engine.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3 . Clean the top and the bottom of the mower housing.
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