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WARNING
Before performing
i anymaintenanceor
i repairs,disengage
PTO,move shift
leverinto neutral
position,set parking
brake,stop engine
and remove keyto
i preventunintended
starting.
Before lubricating,
I repairing,or
i inspecting,always
I
disengagePTO,set
parking brake,stop
2engine and remove
keyto prevent
unintendedstarting.
Maintaining Your Lawn Tractor
WARNING:Beforeperformingany
maintenanceor repairs,disengage
PTO,setparkingbrake,stopengine
and removekeyto preventunintended
starting.
Checking Engine Oil Level
Checkengineoillevelbeforeeachuse as follows:
• Placethetractoron a flatsurfaceand stopthe
engine.Allowtheenginetocool longenoughfor the
oilto drainintotheenginesump.
• Cleantheareaaroundthe oildipstick!fillcap.
• Unscrewthedipstick/fillcap fromthe fill tube onthe
engine.Removethedipstickandwipethe oiloff.
Reinsertthe dipstickinto thetubeandrestthe cap
onthetube.Do notscrewthecaponto thetube.See
Figure15.
Dipstick/OilFillCap
Oil DrainValve
Figure 15
Pullthedipstickoutandcheckthe oil level.The oil
levelshouldbeupto, but notover,the "FULL"of"F'
markon the dipstick.See Figure16.
- FullMark
F
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_ O_erating
Hange
L_
Figure 16
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If the levelis low,addoil ofthepropertype(See
ChartBelow),uptothe"FULl_"or"F" markon the
dipstick.Alwayscheckthe levelwiththedipstick
beforeaddingmoreoil.Donotoverfill the crank-
case.
RecommendedViscosityGrades
ann
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(°F)-20o 0o 20o 40o 60o 80o 100o
(°C)-30o -20o -10° 0° 10° 20o 30o 40o
IMPORTANT:Neveroperatetheenginewiththeoil level
belowthe"ADD"or "L"mark,or abovethe"FULL"or"F'
mark,onthedipstick.
Changing Engine Oil & Filter
Changethe engineoiland oilfilterafterevery100hours
ofoperation.
• Runtheenginefor a shorttimeto warmthe engine
oil.Theoil willflow morefreelyandcarryawaymore
impurities.
• Locatetheoildrainvalveon the rightsideof the
engine,beneaththe startermotor.Referto Figure15.
• Popopenthe protectivecap onthe endof the oil
drainvalvetoexposethedrainport. Pushtheoil drain
hose(packedwiththismanual)ontotheoil drainport.
Routetheoppositeendof the hoseintoanappropriate
oilcollectioncontainerwitha capacitygreatenoughto
collecttheusedoil.
Removetheoil fill cap/dipstickfromthe oil filltube.
Pushthedrainvalvein slightlyandturn counterclock-
wiseuntilit stop,thenpullthe valvefullyoutwardto
openthevalveanddraintheoil.SeeFigure17.
DrainValve
"DrainHose
Figure 17
Aftertheoil hasfinisheddraining,pushtheoil drain
valvebackin,rotateit clockwisetolockthevalve
closed.Removethedrainhoseandre-capthe endof
theoildrainvalvetokeepdebrisfromentering.
Fromtheleft sideof the engine,removetheoil filter
usinganautomotivetypeoil filterwrench(SeeFigure
18).Wipe thefilteradapterwitha cleancloth.
Placethenewoilfilterin a shallowpanwithopenend
up.Pournewoil,ofthepropertype,intothecenter
threadedhole.Stoppouringwhentheoil reachesthe
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