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3. Install the air cleaner cover and secure it with the cover
nut (Fig. 10).
Engine Oil Service
Service Interval/Specification
Change the oil:
• After the first 5 operating hours
• After every 50 operating hours
Note: Change the oil more frequently when operating
conditions are extremely dusty or sandy.
Oil Type: Detergent oil (API service SF, SE/CC, CD, or
SE)
Crankcase Capacity: w/filter, 4 pints (1.9 l)
Viscosity: See the table below:
F
–20 0 20
40 60
80 100
5
C
–30
5
–20 –10
01020
30 40
USE THESE SAE VISCOSITY OILS
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Checking the Oil Level
1. Raise the seat.
2. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the
power take off (PTO), set the parking brake, stop the
engine, and remove the key.
3. Clean around the oil dipstick and oil fill (Fig. 13) so
that dirt cannot fall into the filler hole and damage the
engine.
4. Pull the oil dipstick out and wipe the metal end clean
(Fig. 13).
5. Slide the oil dipstick fully into the dipstick tube
(Fig. 13). Pull the dipstick out and look at the metal
end. If the oil level is low, slowly pour only enough oil
into the filler hole to raise the level to the “FULL”
mark.
Important Do not overfill the crankcase with oil
because the engine may be damaged.
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M–4285
Figure 13
1. Oil dipstick
2. Oil fill
3. Metal end
Changing and Draining Oil
1. Start the engine and let it run for five minutes. This
warms the oil so that it drains better.
2. Park the machine so that the drain side is slightly lower
than the opposite side to ensure that the oil drains
completely. Then disengage the power take off (PTO),
set the parking brake, stop the engine, and remove the
key.
3. Place a pan below the oil drain. Remove the oil drain
plug (Fig. 14).
4. When oil has drained completely, install the oil drain
plug.
Note: Dispose of the used oil at a certified recycling center.
M–5176
1
2
Figure 14
1. Oil drain plug 2. Oil filter
5. Slowly pour approximately 80% of the specified
amount of oil into the filler tube (Fig. 13). Now check
the oil level; refer to Checking the Oil Level, page 21.
Slowly add oil to bring the level to the “FULL” mark
on the dipstick.
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