Figure 22
1. Oil dipstick 3. Metal end, dipstick
2. Filler tube
5. Screw the oil dipstic k fully onto the fill hole .
Unscrew the dipstic k, pull it out, and look at
the metal end. If the oil lev el is lo w , slo wly
pour only enough oil into the fill hole to raise
the lev el to , but not o v er , the Full mark on the
dipstic k.
Important: Do not o v erfill the crankcase
with oil because the engine may be
dama ged.
Changing and Draining the Oil
1. Star t the engine and let it r un for fiv e min utes .
T his w ar ms the oil so that it drains better .
2. P ark the mac hine so that the drain side is
slightly lo w er than the opposite side to ensure
that the oil drains completely .
3. Diseng ag e the PTO and mo v e the control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and apply
the parking brak e .
4. 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.
5. Slide the drain hose o v er the oil drain v alv e
( Figure 23 ).
6. Place a pan belo w the oil drain hose . Use either
a flat screw dri v er , 3/8 inc h (10 mm) wrenc h
to open v alv e ( Figure 23 ).
7. R otate v alv e end countercloc kwise to open
v alv e ( Figure 23 ).
8. W hen oil has drained completely , rotate v alv e
end cloc kwise to close the v alv e ( Figure 23 ).
9. R emo v e the drain hose .
Note: Dispose of the used oil at a cer tified
recycling center .
Figure 23
1. Oil drain
10. Clean around the oil dipstic k and unscrew the
cap ( Figure 23 ).
11. Slo wly pour appro ximately 80% of the
specified oil into the filler cap ( Figure 23 ).
R efer to Ser vicing the Engine Oil,
in Engine Maintenance , pag e 22 .
12. Chec k the oil lev el; refer to Chec king the Oil
Lev el.
13. Slo wly add additional oil to bring it to the full
mark.
Changing the Oil Filter
R e place the oil filter ev er y 200 hours or ev er y
other oil c hang e .
Note: Chang e the oil filter more frequently when
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy .
1. Drain the oil from the engine; refer to
Changing and Draining the Oil.
2. R emo v e the old filter ( Figure 24 ).
3. Apply a thin coat of new oil to the r ubber
g ask et on the re placement filter .
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