Premaintenance
Procedures
Accessing the Machine
Some inter nal components can be accessed
b y simply raising the seat. Use the follo wing
procedures to access to the inter nal components
as needed when perfor ming the maintenance
procedures described in this man ual.
Removing the Engine Hood
R emo v e the engine hood to g ain access to the
engine compar tment. T o remo v e the engine hood
the collection bag m ust be emptied and remo v ed
first.
1. Empty the collection bag as desired.
2. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control switc h.
3. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e
position, 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.
4. Grasp the collection bag at the front and rear
using the plastic hand holds . Pi v ot it up and
forw ard and then lift it out of the engine hood.
R efer to Operation , pag e 15 for additional
infor mation.
Note: T he rear access panel can be opened
when the collection bag is off the mac hine .
5. R emo v e the fasteners retaining the engine
hood to the mac hine frame ( Figure 24 ). R etain
all par ts .
Figure 24
1. Engine hood
2. Fasteners
6. Grasp the engine hood front and rear . Press
do wn on the front of the hood to release the
front retaining clasp and lift the engine hood
off the frame ( Figure 25 ).
Figure 25
1. Engine hood 2. Knob
Rear Access Panel
T he rear access panel is located on the bac k
of the mac hine frame and can be seen when
the collection bag is off . Loosen the fasteners
to remo v e the panel and access the engine
components ( Figure 26 ). Alw a ys mak e sure the
panel is re placed and secured with the fasteners
before operating the mac hine .
Figure 26
1. Rear access panel
3. Frame
2. Fastener
Installing the Engine Hood
1. T o install the hood, align the slot in the hood
with the frame and carefully lo w er it onto the
frame ( Figure 27 ). Mak e sure the frame seated
cor rectly in the engine hood g roo v e before
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