Maintenance
Maintenance
Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
MaintenanceSafety
WARNING
Whilemaintenanceoradjustmentsarebeing
made,someonecouldstarttheengine.
Accidentalstartingoftheenginecouldseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch,engage
parkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)offthespark
plug(s)beforeyoudoanymaintenance.Also
pushthewire(s)asidesoitdoesnotaccidentally
contactthesparkplug(s).
WARNING
Theenginecanbecomeveryhot.Touchingahot
enginecancausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
serviceormakingrepairsaroundtheenginearea.
•Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagedrives,
setparkingbrake,stopengine,removekeyor
disconnectsparkplugwire.Waitforallmovement
tostopandallowthemachinetocoolbefore
adjusting,cleaningorrepairing.Neverallow
untrainedpersonneltoservicemachine.
•Keepthemachine,guards,shieldsandall
safetydevicesinplaceandinsafeworking
condition.Frequentlycheckforwornor
deterioratingcomponentsandreplacethemwith
themanufacturer’srecommendedpartswhen
necessary.
WARNING
Removalormodicationoforiginal
equipment,partsand/oraccessoriesmay
alterthewarranty,controllability,andsafety
ofthemachine.Unauthorizedmodications
totheoriginalequipmentorfailuretouse
originalExmarkpartscouldleadtoserious
injuryordeath.Unauthorizedchangestothe
machine,engine,fuelorventingsystem,may
violateapplicablesafetystandardssuchas:
ANSI,OSHAandNFPAand/orgovernment
regulationssuchasEPAandCARB.
•Keephandsandfeetawayfrommovingparts.
Ifpossible,DoNotmakeadjustmentswiththe
enginerunning.Ifthemaintenanceoradjustment
procedurerequiretheenginetoberunningand
componentsmoving,useextremecaution.
WARNING
Contactwithmovingpartsorhotsurfaces
maycausepersonalinjury.
Keepyourngers,hands,andclothingclear
ofrotatingcomponentsandhotsurfaces.
•Checkallboltsfrequentlytomaintainproper
tightness.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheblowerhousing/impeller.
•Checkbags.
•Cleanmuferandrearframearea.
•Cleanrearscreeninthehopper.
Every50hours
•Checkconditionofbelt.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Cleanblower.
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