Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengineoillevel.
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachine.
•Ensurethattheenginestopswithin3secondsafterreleasingtheblade-controlbar.
Every25hours
•Chargethebattery.
•Lubricatetherearwheelgears.
•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
Beforestorage
•Chargethebattery.
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeannualstorage.
Yearly
•Replacetheairlter;replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
•Changetheengineoil.
MaintenanceSafety
•Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplugand
removetheelectric-startbuttonbeforeperformingany
maintenanceprocedure.
•Wearglovesandeyeprotectionwhenservicingthe
machine.
•Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresultin
seriouspersonalinjury.Weargloveswhenservicingthe
blade.
•Nevertamperwithsafetydevices.Checktheirproper
operationregularly.
•Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak.Fuelis
ammableandexplosive,andcancausepersonalinjury.
Runtheenginedrytoremovethefuelwithahandpump;
neversiphonthefuel.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengine,removetheelectric-startbutton,and
waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure36)beforeperforminganymaintenance
procedure.
Figure36
1.Spark-plugwire
Important:Beforetippingthemachinetochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttip
themachinepriortorunningoutoffuel,usea
handfuelpumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthe
machineontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.
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