Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Youcantipthemachinebackwardoronitssidetocleanorserviceit,butnolongerthan2
minutes.Ifyouholdthemachineinthispositionfortoolong,fuelcandrainintothecrankcaseand
damagetheengine.Shouldthishappen,performanextraoilchangeontheengine,thenturntheengine
overafewrevolutionswiththestarterhandlebeforestartingtheengineagain.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst20hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheairlter(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Cleantheenginescreen.
•Checktheconditionoftheteeth;rotateorreplaceanythatarewornordamaged
andtorquethenutsforallteeth.
•Removedebrisfromthemachine.
Every25hours
•Checkthedrive-belttension.
Every50hours
•Servicetheairlter
Every100hours
•Changetheengineoil.(Servicemorefrequentlyifconditionsareextremelydusty
orsandy.)
•Checkthesparkplug.
•Cleanthesedimentcup.
Every300hours
•Replacetheairlter.
•Replacethesparkplug.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Changetheengineoil.
•Cleanthesedimentcup.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
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