Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Checktheblade-brake-clutchoperation.
•Checktheaircleanerandcleanorreplaceit,ifnecessary.
•Checkthecuttingblades.
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachine.
Every25hours
•Chargethebattery(electric-startmodelonly).
Every50hours
•Changetheengineoil.
•Servicetheblade-drivesystem.
Yearly
•Servicetheairlter;replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
•Changetheengineoil.
•Servicethecuttingblades.
•Refertoyourengineoperator'smanualforanyadditionalyearlymaintenance
procedures.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Chargethebattery(electric-startmodelonly).
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeyearlystorage.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner'smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure31).
Figure31
1.Spark-plugwire
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.
Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttip
themachinepriortorunningoutoffuel,usea
handfuelpumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthe
machineontoitsside,withthedipstickdown.
WARNING
Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak.
Gasolineisammableandexplosiveandcancause
personalinjury.
Runtheenginedryorremovethegasolinewitha
handpump;neversiphon.
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