SAEV iscosityGrades
30
5W– 30,10W– 30
5W– 30,10W– 30
Synthetic
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°F
°C
STARTING TEMPERA TURERANGE ANTICIPATEDBEFORENEXT OIL CHANGE
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Note:Useofnon-syntheticmulti-gradeoils(5W-30,
10W-30,etc.)intemperaturesabove40degreesF
(4degreesC)willresultinhigherthannormaloil
consumption.Checktheoillevelmorefrequentlywhen
usingthem.
Note:SAE30oil,ifusedbelow0degreesF(4degrees
C)willresultinhardstartingandpossibleenginebore
damageduetoinadequatelubrication.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donot
runenginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecausethe
enginemaybedamaged.
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position(Figure36).
Figure36
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every50hours(moreoftenunder
dusty,dirtyconditions)
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
1.Starttheengineandletitrunveminutes.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoassuretheoildrains
completely.
3.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
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