Exmark 30" - Periodic Maintenance; Check Engine Oil Level; Check the Mower Blade

Maintenance
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Every300hours
•Replacethepaperairlter.(Mayneedmoreoftenindustyconditions.SeetheEngine
manualforadditionalinformation.)
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedorbeforestorage.
PeriodicMaintenance
CheckEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesureunitisonalevelsurface.
2.Checkwithenginecold.
3.Cleanareaarounddipstick.Removedipstickand
wipeoiloff.Reinsertthedipstickandpushitall
thewaydownintothetube.DoNotscrewinto
place.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevel.
4.Iftheoillevelislow,wipeofftheareaaroundthe
oilllcap,removecapandlltothe“FULL”
markonthedipstick.Exmark4-CyclePremium
EngineOilisrecommended;refertotheEngine
Owner'smanualforanacceptablealternative.Do
Notoverll.
Important:DoNotoperatetheenginewiththe
oillevelbelowthe“LOW”(or“ADD”)markon
thedipstick,oroverthe“FULL”mark.
ChecktheMowerBlade
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Alwaysmowwithasharpblade.Asharpbladecuts
cleanlyandwithouttearingorshreddingthegrass
blade.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug
(
Figure7).
3.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank.Referto
EmptyingtheFuelTankandCleaningthe
FuelFiltersection.
4.Removethebaggerfromtheunit.Tipthe
machinebackwardsuntiltheupperhandlerests
onthegroundandplaceajackstandunderthe
unit.
CAUTION
Raisingthemowerforserviceormaintenance
relyingsolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jackscouldbedangerous.Themechanicalor
hydraulicjacksmaynotbeenoughsupport
ormaymalfunctionallowingtheunittofall,
whichcouldcauseinjury.
DoNotrelysolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jacksforsupport.Useadequatejackstands
orequivalentsupport.
5.Inspectthebladesforsharpnessandwear,
especiallywheretheatandthecurvedparts
meet(seeFigure18).Becausesandandabrasive
materialcanwearawaythemetalthatconnects
theatandcurvedpartsoftheblade,check
thebladebeforeusingthelawnmower.Ifyou
noticeaslotorwear(
Figure18BandFigure18C),
replacetheblade.
Figure18
1.Sail
3.Wear
2.Flat
4.Slot
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