Maintenance
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
WARNING
Ifyouleavethewireonthesparkplug,someone
couldaccidentallystarttheengine.Accidental
startingoftheenginecouldseriouslyinjureyou
orotherbystanders.
Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplugbefore
youdoanymaintenance.Setthewireasideso
thatitdoesnotaccidentallycontactthespark
plug.
WARNING
Theenginecanbecomeveryhot.Touchingahot
enginecancausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
serviceormakingrepairsaroundtheenginearea.
WARNING
Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak
fromthecarburetororthefueltank.Gasoline
isextremelyammable,highlyexplosive,and
undercertainconditions,cancausepersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.
Avoidfuelspillsbyrunningtheenginedryorby
removingthegasolinewithahandpump;never
siphon.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengineoillevel.
•Checkthebladesforwearordamage.
•Checkforloosehardware.
•Checktheseedgate.
•Cleantheengineandexhaustsystemarea.
•Cleanthedebrisbuild-upfromundertheunit.
Every25hours
•Checktheconditionofthebelts.
•Greasetheslicershaftbearings.
Every50hours
•Cleantheaircleanerelements;replaceifdirty.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevere
conditions.SeetheEngineOwner'sManualforadditionalinformation.)
•Changetheengineoil.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.)
•Checksparkarrester(ifequipped).
•Cleanunderthebeltcover.
Every100hours
•Checkthesparkplugs.
•Changethehydraulictransmissionlteranduid.
Every200hours
•Replacetheaircleanerelements(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.Seethe
EngineOwner'sManualforadditionalinformation.)
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