Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Themachinemaybetippedbackwardoronitssidetofacilitateaccessforcleaningorservice,butno
longerthan2minutes.Ifthemachineisheldinthispositionfortoolong,theenginecanbedamagedbygasoline
drainingintothecrankcase.Shouldthishappen,performanextraoilchangeontheengine.Thenturntheengine
overafewrevolutionswiththestarterhandlebeforestartingtheengineagain.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst25hours
•Changetheoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Checktheairlter.
•Checktheconditionoftheteethandrotateorreplaceanythatarewornordamaged.
•Removedebrisfromthemachine.
Every25hours
•Checkthedrivebelttension.
Every50hours
•Servicetheairlter.
Every100hours
•Changetheoil.
•Cleanthesedimentcup.
•Checkthesparkplugs.
Every200hours
•Replacetheairlter.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Changetheoil.
•Cleanthesedimentcup.
Important:Refertoyour Engine Owner's Man ual foradditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thecycloneairltercollectsthelargestcontaminantparticles,
whichcollectinthecontainer.Whenyoucanseealayerof
dirtatthebottomofthecontainer,cleanthecyclonehousing,
airchannels,andairintakescreen.
ServicingtheCycloneAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
1.Removethe3screwsholdingthecyclonehousing.
2.Removethehousingwiththeairintakescreenand
removetheairchannels.
Figure14
1.Cyclonehousing
3.Airchannels
2.Screw4.Cyclonehousingwithair
intakescreen
Note:Theairchannelsmayremainintheupper
portionorfollowalongwiththehousingwhen
removed.
3.Cleanthecomponentswithwater,detergent,anda
brushthendrythecomponentscarefully..
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