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operatedforatleast50hoursusingstandardpetroleum
basedoilbeforeswitchingtosyntheticoil.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donot
runenginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecausethe
enginemaybedamaged.
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscoolso
theoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoilllcap/dipstickbefore
removingit.
4.Removethedipstickandwipetheoiloff.
Note:Checkthestyleofoildipstickfortheengine.
Dipstickswiththreadedcapsareuseddifferently
whencheckingtheoillevelthandipsticksthatare
seatedbypushingthemintoplace.
5.Reinsertthedipstickintothetubetochecktheoil
level:
•Threadeddipstickcaps:restthecaponthe
tube.Turnitcouterclockwiseuntiltheoildipstick
dropsdowntothelowestpointofthethread
leads.Donotscrewthecapontothetube.
•Unthreadeddipstickcaps:reinsertthedipstick
andpushrmlyintoplace.
6.Removethedipstickoutandchecktheoillevel.
Theoillevelshouldbeupto,butnotover,the
“FULL”or“F”markonthedipstick
7.Ifthelevelislow,addoilofthepropertype,uptothe
“FULL”or“F”markonthedipstick.Alwayscheck
thelevelwiththedipstickbeforeaddingmoreoil.
Note:Topreventextensiveenginewearordamage,
alwaysmaintaintheproperoillevelinthecrankcase.
Neveroperatetheenginewiththeoillevelbelowthe
“ADD”or“L”markorabovethe“FULL”or“F”
markonthedipstick.
8.Removedipstickandcheckoillevel.Thelevelshould
bebetweenthe“FullorF”and“ AddorL”marks.If
low,addoilofthepropertypeuptothefullmark.
Reinstalloilllcap/dipstickandscrewtight.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours(moreoftenunder
dusty,dirtyconditions)
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
1.Starttheengineandletitrunveminutes.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoassuretheoildrains
completely.
3.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position(
Figure36).
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