Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,
someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengine
andseriouslyinjureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionbeforeyou
doanymaintenance.
Important:Thefastenersonthecoversofthis
machinearedesignedtoremainonthecover
afterremoval.Loosenallthefastenersoneach
coverafewturnssothatthecoverisloosebut
stillattached,thengobackandloosenthem
untilthecovercomesfree.Thispreventsyou
fromaccidentallystrippingtheboltsfreeofthe
retainers.
LiftingtheMachine
WARNING
Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfailto
supportthemachineandcauseseriousinjury.
Usejackstandswhensupportingthe
machine.
Thejackingpointsareasfollows:
•Leftorrightside—undertherearwheelmotoror
theframe(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Rearjackingpoints
•Front—undertheframebehindthefrontwheel
(Figure18).
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Figure18
1.Frontjackingpoints
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