Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Youcantipthemachinebackwardoronitssidetocleanorserviceit,butnolongerthan
2minutes.Ifyouholdthemachinethispositionfortoolong,fuelcandrainintothecrankcaseand
damagetheengine.Shouldthishappen,performanextraoilchangeontheengine.Thenturnthe
engineoverafewrevolutionswiththestarterhandlebeforestartingtheengineagain.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst20hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Greasethemachine.
•Checktheairlter
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Cleantheenginescreen.
•Checkthedrive-belttension.
•Checktheconditionoftheteeth;rotateorreplaceanythatarewornordamaged
andtorquethenutsforallteeth.
•Removedebrisfromthemachine.
Every50hours
•Servicetheairlter
Every100hours
•Changetheengineoil.
•Checkthesparkplug.
•Cleanthesedimentcup.
•Replacethedrivebelt.
Every300hours
•Replacethesparkplug.
Every600hours
•Replacetheairlter.
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Changetheengineoil.
•Cleanthesedimentcup.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
Lubrication
GreasingtheMachine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
GreaseType:General-purposegrease.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandengage
theparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
3.Cleanthegreasettingswitharag.
4.Connectagreaseguntoeachtting.
5.Lubricatethe2ttings,1oneachcutting-wheel
bearing.
6.Pumpgreaseintothettingsuntilgreasebegins
tooozeoutofthebearings(approximately3
pumps).
Important:Pumpgreaseinslowlyand
carefullytopreventdamagetothebearing
seals.
7.Wipeupanyexcessgreasefromthettingand
bearingarea.
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