Operator's Manual

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1.Gears
2.Aftercleaning,applyasmallamountof
anti-seizetothegears.
Note:Ifyouoperatethemachineinextreme
conditions,cleaningthewheelsmorefrequentlythan
recommendedwillincreasegearlife.
Note:Topreventdamagetothebearingseals,do
notuseahighpressurewatersprayonthebearings.
Storage
Topreparethemachineforoff-seasonstorage,
performtherecommendedmaintenanceprocedures;
refertoMaintenance(page18).
Storethemachineinacool,clean,dryplace.Cover
themachinetokeepitcleanandprotected.
PreparingtheFuelSystem
WARNING
Gasolinecanvaporizeifyoustoreitoverlong
periodsoftimeandexplodeifitcomesinto
contactwithanopename.
•Donotstoregasolineoverlongperiodsof
time.
•Donotstorethemachinewithgasoline
inthefueltankorthecarburetorinan
enclosurewithanopename.(For
example,afurnaceorawaterheaterpilot
light.)
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringitin
anyenclosure.
Emptythegasolinefromthefueltankwhenmowing
forthelasttimebeforestoringthemachine.
1.Runtheengineuntilitstopsfromrunningout
ofgasoline.
2.Choketheengineandstartitagain.
3.Allowtheenginetorununtilitshutsoff.
Whenyoucannolongerstarttheengine,itis
sufcientlydry.
PreparingtheEngine
1.Whiletheengineisstillwarm,changetheoilin
thecrankcase;refertoChangingtheEngineOil
(page19).
2.Removethesparkplug.
3.Usinganoilcan,addabout30ml(1oz)of
engineoiltotheenginecrankcasethroughthe
spark-plughole.
4.Slowlyrotatetheengineseveraltimesby
pullingtherecoil-starthandletodistributetheoil
throughouttheenginecrankcase.
5.Installthesparkplugbutdonotconnectthe
wiretothesparkplug.
GeneralInformation
1.Cleanunderthemachine;refertoCleaning
undertheMachine(page23).
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