CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
4.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure26)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure26
1.Oildipstick
2.Fillertube
5.Unscrewtheoildipstickandwipetheendclean(Figure
26).
6.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothellertube,butdonot
threaditontothetube(Figure26).
7.Pullthedipstickoutandlookattheend.Iftheoillevel
islow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothellertube
toraisetheleveltotheFullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
andruntheengine;enginedamagecanresult.
ChangingtheEngineOil
1.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightlylower
thantheoppositesidetoensurethattheoildrains
completely.
2.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
4.Slidethedrainhoseovertheoildrainvalve.
5.Placeapanbelowthedrainhose.
Note:Rotateoildrainvalvetoallowoiltodrain
(Figure27).
6.Whenoilhasdrainedcompletely,closethedrainvalve.
7.Removethedrainhose(Figure27).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
Figure27
1.Oildrainvalve2.Oildrainhose
8.Slowlypourapproximately80%ofthespeciedoil
intothellertube(Figure26).
9.Checktheoillevel;refertoCheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level(page14)
10.SlowlyaddtheadditionaloiltobringittotheFull
mark.
ChangingtheOilFilter
Note:Changetheoilltermorefrequentlywhenthe
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
1.Draintheoilfromtheengine;refertoChangingthe
EngineOil(page26).
2.Removetheoldlter(Figure28).
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