WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donot
runenginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecausethe
enginemaybedamaged.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitch,stoptheengine,engageparking
brake,andremovethekey.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscoolso
theoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoilllcap/dipstickbefore
removingit(
Figure37).
Figure37
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Every100hours—Changetheengine
oil.(moreoftenindusty,dirty
conditions)
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
1.Starttheengineandletitrunveminutes.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoassuretheoildrains
completely.
3.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position(
Figure38).
Figure38
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