Engine Maintenance
Engine Safety
• Shut of f the engine and remove the key before
checking the oil or adding oil to the crankcase.
• Do not change the governor speed or overspeed
the engine.
Accessing the Engine
Manually Rotating the Hopper
Important: Use this procedure to access the
engine when the engine is not running.
Note: If there is grass in the hopper when you
manually rotate it, the grass will spill out.
1. Have another person pull rearward and hold the
hopper dump lever ( Figure 49 ).
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Figure 49
1. Hopper dump lever
2. Pivot the hopper up and back ( Figure 50 ) by
hand.
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Figure 50
Accessing the Engine from the
Engine-Access Cover
1. Manually rotate the hopper open or raise the
hopper to the fully raised position and secure it
with the magnetic safety locks; refer to Raising
the Hopper ( page 32 ) and Securing the Hopper
in the Raised Position ( page 42 ) .
2. Remove the fasteners and raise the cover to
access the engine ( Figure 51 ).
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Figure 51
1. Engine-access cover
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