Maintenance
WARNING
Failuretoproperlymaintainthemachinecouldresultinprematurefailureofmachinesystems
causingpossibleharmtoyouorbystanders.
Keepthemachinewellmaintainedandingoodworkingorderasindicatedintheseinstructions.
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Donottipthemachineatananglegreaterthan25°.Tippingthemachinebeyond25°leads
tooilleakingintothecombustionchamberand/orfuelleakingoutofthefuel-tankcap.
Important:RefertoyourengineOwner’sManualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst20hours
•Aftertherst20hours—Changetheengineoil.
•Changetheengineoil.
•Cleanthefuel-tankscreen.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheinterlockswitchoperation.
•Beforeeachuseordaily—Checktheengine-oillevel.
Every25hours
•Greasethemachine.(Greasethettingsimmediatelyaftereverywashing
regardlessoftheintervallisted.)
Every50hours
•Changetheengineoil(morefrequentlyindustyordirtyconditions).
•Changetheengineoil.
•Cleanandoilthefoamair-cleanerelement(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Every100hours
•Replacethepaperair-lterelement(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
•Checkthesparkplug.
•Cleanthefuel-tankscreen.
Every1,000hours
•Checkthetransmission-drivebelts.
•Checkthetransmissionbearings.
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