Premaintenance
Procedures
Removing and Installing the
Engine Hood
1. T o remo v e the hood, loosen the knobs and
then pull the hood bac k and up ( Figure 17 ).
Figure 17
1. Engine hood 2. Knob
2. T o install the hood, put the hooks into the
slots and slide forw ard ( Figure 18 ).
3. Tighten the knobs in the engine hood
( Figure 17 ).
Figure 18
1. Engine hood 2. Hook
Lubrication
Greasing the Bearings
Grease T ype: No . 2 General Pur pose Lithium
Base Grease
Grease the front caster pi v ots and wheels
( Figure 19 ).
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control switc h.
2. 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.
3. Clean the g rease fittings ( Figure 19 and
Figure 20 ) with a rag . Mak e sure to scrape any
paint off of the front of the fitting(s).
Figure 19
1. Front caster tire
Figure 20
1. Read the instructions before
servicing or performing
maintenance.
3. Grease every 25 operating
hours.
2. Check tire pressure every
25 operating hours.
4. Engine
4. Connect a g rease gun to eac h fitting ( Figure 19
and Figure 20 ). Pump g rease into the fittings
until g rease begins to ooze out of the bearings .
5. Wipe up any ex cess g rease .
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