Lubrication
Greasing the Traction Unit
Grease all pi v ot joints ev er y 8 operating hours and
immediately after ev er y w ashing .
Gr ease T ype: General-pur pose g rease .
1. Lo w er the loader ar ms and stop the engine .
R emo v e the k ey .
2. Clean the g rease fittings with a rag .
3. Connect a g rease gun to eac h fitting ( Figure 15
and Figure 16 ).
Figure 15
Figure 16
4. Pump g rease into the fittings until g rease begins
to ooze out of the bearings (appro ximately 3
pumps).
Note: At the center of eac h front wheel hub
is a g rease fitting co v ered b y a r ubber cap . Fill
these fittings with g rease until the blue ring
around the fitting mo v es all of the w a y out
to w ard y ou, then re place the cap .
5. Wipe up any ex cess g rease .
Engine Maintenance
Servicing the Air Cleaner
F oam Pre-filter : Clean ev er y 25 operating hours .
P aper Filter : Chec k ev er y 25 operating hours .
R e place after ev er y 100 operating hours .
Note: Ser vice the air cleaner more frequently if
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy .
Removing the Filters
1. Lo w er the loader ar ms , stop the engine , and
remo v e the k ey .
2. Clean around the air cleaner to prev ent dir t
from g etting into the engine and causing
damag e .
3. Unscrew the knob and remo v e the air cleaner
co v er ( Figure 17 ).
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