Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance
Service Interval
Maintenance Procedure
After the rst use
• Change the engine oil.
Before each use or
daily
• Check the safety interlock system.
• Check the engine oil level.
• Check the battery electrolyte.
• Clean the air intake screen.
• Check the brake.
Every 25 hours
• Clean the foam air cleaner element (more often in dusty dirty
conditions).
• Check the tire pressure.
Every 50 hours
• Grease the front wheels and spindles (more often in dirty or dusty
conditions).
• Clean the paper air cleaner element.
Every 100 hours
• Change the engine oil (more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
• Check the spark plug(s).
• Replace the fuel lter.
• Clean the cooling ns and engine shrouds.
Every 200 hours
• Change the oil lter (more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
• Replace the paper air cleaner element.
Before storage
• Drain the fuel.
• Charge the battery and disconnect the cables.
• Check the toe-in.
• Perform all maintenance procedures listed above before storage.
Important: R efer to y our engine operator’ s man ual f or additional maintenance pr ocedur es.
If y ou lea v e the k ey in the ignition s witch, someone could accidentl y star t the engine and seriousl y
injur e y ou or other bystander s.
R emo v e the k ey fr om the ignition and disconnect the wir e fr om the spar k plug bef or e y ou do an y
maintenance. Set the wir e aside so that it does not accidentall y contact the spar k plug .
Lubrication
Greasing and Lubrication
Grease the mac hine after ev er y 50 operating hours or
yearly , whic hev er occurs first. Grease more frequently
when operating conditions are extremely dusty or
sandy .
Grease T ype: General-pur pose g rease .
How to Grease
1. Diseng ag e the po w er tak e off (PTO), set the
parking brak e , and tur n the ignition k ey to off .
R emo v e the ignition k ey .
2. Clean the g rease fittings with a rag . Mak e sure to
scrape any paint off the front of the fitting(s).
3. Connect a g rease gun to the fitting . Pump g rease
into the fittings until g rease begins to ooze out of
the bearings .
4. Wipe up any ex cess g rease .
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