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 until w ar m. 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 blade control switc h 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. Place a pan belo w the oil drain. R emo v e the oil
drain cap ( Figure 22 ).
6. W hen the oil has drained completely , install the
drain cap . ( Figure 22 ).
Note: Dispose of the used oil at a cer tified
recycling center .
7. Clean around the oil dipstic k and unscrew the
cap ( Figure 22 ).
Figure 22
1. Oil drain 2. Oil dipstick
8. Slo wly pour appro ximately 80% of the
specified oil into the filler cap ( Figure 22 ).
R efer to Ser vicing the Engine Oil.
9. Chec k the oil lev el; refer to Chec king the Oil
Lev el.
10. 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 23 ).
3. Apply a thin coat of new oil to the r ubber
g ask et on the re placement filter .
Figure 23
1. Oil lter 2. Adapter
4. Install the re placement oil filter to the adapter .
T ur n the oil filter cloc kwise until the r ubber
g ask et contacts the filter adapter , then tighten
the filter an additional 2/3 to 1 tur n ( Figure 23 ).
5. Fill the crankcase with the proper type of new
oil; refer to Changing and Draining the Oil.
Servicing the Air Cleaner
F oam Element: Clean and oil after ev er y
25 operating hours .
P aper Element: R e place after ev er y 200 operating
hours or yearly , whic hev er comes first.
Note: Ser vice the air cleaner more frequently
(ev er y few hours) if operating conditions are
extremely dusty or sandy .
Removing the Foam and Paper
Elements
1. Diseng ag e the blade control switc h and mo v e
the control lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position
and apply 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.
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