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Maintenance Schedule
(1) Service more frequently when used in dusty areas.
(2) Change engine oil every 25 hours when used under heavy load or in high outside air temperatures.
(3) These items should be serviced by an authorized Honda servicing dealer unless you have the proper tools and are mechanically proficient.
Refer to the Honda shop manual for service procedures. See “Honda Publications” on page 22 for ordering information.
Failure to follow this Maintenance Schedule could result in non-warrantable failures.
Item Action Before
each use
5 hours
of use
or first
month
First
25 hours
of use
50 hours
of use
or every
6months
100 hours
of use
or every
year
150 hours
of use
or every
two years
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Rear shield Check
O
5
Blades Inspect
O
12
Blade mounting bolts Inspect
O
Engine oil Check
O
6
Change
OO (2) OO
13
Air filter Check
O
Clean
O (1) O (1) O (1)
Replace
O
Grass bag Check
O
6
Blade control
operation
Check
OO
8
Spark plug Check
O
14
Replace
O
Spark arrester
(optional part)
Clean
O
Blade control cable Adjust
O O
15
Drive clutch cable Adjust
OO
15
Throttle cable Adjust
O (3)
—
Idle speed Adjust
O (3)
—
Fuel tank/filter Clean
O (3)
—
Valve clearance Check-
adjust
O (3)
—
Pinion gears Grease
O (3)
—
Rear wheel adjuster
bushings
Inspect-
grease
O (3)
—
Fuel lines Check Check every 2 years and replace if necessary (3) —