Operator's Manual

ReplacingtheHydraulic
Fluid
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,fullyretract
thesplittingwedge,andshutofftheengine.
Allowthemachinetocoolcompletely.
2.Placeadrainpanunderthesuctionhose
connectedtothereservoirtank(Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Hydrauliclter
3.Hose
2.Hoseclamp
3.Crankthehandleofthejacklifttolowerthefront
ofthemachine.
4.Disconnectthesuctionhoseandallowuidto
drainintothedrainpan.
5.Installthesuctionhoseandsecureitwiththe
hoseclamp.
6.Crankthehandleofthejacklifttoraisethe
machinesothatitislevel.
7.Removethellerplugandllthereservoirwith
hydraulicuidasspeciedinHydraulicFluid
Specications(page26).
Note:Theuidlevelshouldbeattheupper
notchonthedipstickonthebreathercap(Figure
33)
Storage
StorageSafety
•Allowthemachinetocoolbeforestoring.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelnearames.
Storage
Forstorageover30days,preparethemachineas
follows:
1.Removedirtandgrimefromtheexternalparts
oftheentireunit,especiallytheengine.Clean
dirtandsawdustchipsfromtheoutsideofthe
enginecylinderheadnsandblowerhousing.
Important:Youcanwashtheunitwithmild
detergentandwater.
2.Addapetroleum-basedstabilizer/conditionerto
fuelinthetank.Followmixinginstructionsfrom
stabilizermanufacturer(7.8mlperLor1oz
perUSgallon).
Note:Fuelstabilizer/conditionerismost
effectivewhenmixedwithfreshfuelandused
atalltimes.
Important:Donotuseanalcohol-based
stabilizer(ethanolormethanol).Donotstore
stabilizer/conditionedfuelover90days.
3.Runtheenginetodistributeconditionedfuel
throughthefuelsystem(5minutes).
4.Shutofftheengine,allowittocool,anddrain
thefueltankusingapumptypesiphon.Dispose
offuelproperly;recycleasperlocalcodes.
5.Starttheengineandrunituntilitshutsoff.
6.Engagethechokelever.
7.Startandruntheengineuntilitdoesnotstart.
8.Cleanthesedimentcup;refertoCleaningthe
Fuel-SedimentCup(page24).
9.Servicetheaircleaner;refertoServicingtheAir
Cleaner(page20).
10.Changetheengineoil;refertoChangingthe
EngineOil(page22).
11.Removethesparkplugandcheckthecondition;
refertoServicingtheSparkPlug(page23).
12.Withthesparkplugremovedfromtheengine,
pour2tablespoonsofengineoilintothespark
plughole.
13.Pullthestarterslowlytocranktheengineand
distributetheoilinsidethecylinder.
14.Installthesparkplug,butdonotinstallthewire
onthesparkplug.
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