Figure 31
4. Grease the idler pulley pi v ot (Fig . 38).
Engine Maintenance
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Primar y Filter : Chec k and/or re place it after
ev er y 200 operating hours or more often in dusty
conditions .
Safety Filter : R e place it after ev er y 600 operating
hours .
Note: Chec k the filters more frequently if the
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy .
Removing the Filters
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position, and set
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. R elease the latc hes on the air cleaner and pull
the air cleaner co v er off the air cleaner body
( Figure 32 ).
Figure 32
1. Air cleaner body 4. Air cleaner cover
2. Primary lter 5. Safety lter
3. Latch
4. Clean the inside of the air cleaner co v er with
compressed air .
5. Gently slide the primar y filter out of the air
cleaner body ( Figure 32 ).
Note: A v oid knoc king the filter into the side
of the body .
6. R emo v e the safety filter only if y ou intend to
re place it.
Important: Nev er attempt to clean the
safety filter . If the safety filter is dir ty , then
the primar y filter is dama ged. R eplace
both filter s.
7. Inspect the primar y filter for damag e b y
looking into the filter while shining a bright
light on the outside of the filter . Holes in the
filter will appear as bright spots . If the filter
is damag ed, discard it.
Servicing the Primary Filter
• Chec k and/or re place the primar y filter after
200 operating hours .
• If the primar y filter is dir ty , bent, or damag ed,
re place it.
• Do not clean the primar y filter .
Servicing the Safety Filter
R e place the safety filter after 600 operating hours .
Important: Nev er attempt to clean the
safety filter . If the safety filter is dir ty , then the
primar y filter is dama ged. R eplace both filter s.
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