Operator's Manual

CAUTION
Themachinemaydislodgematerialfrom
underthehousing.
•Weareyeprotection.
•Stayintheoperatingposition(behind
thehandle).
•Donotallowbystandersinthearea.
3.TurnthefuelshutoffvalvetotheOFFposition,
anddrainthefuelfromthefueltank;referto
DrainingtheFuelTank(page24).
4.Tiltthemachinerearwarduntiltheupperhandle
restsontheground,andplaceajackstand
underthemachine.
Note:Ifnecessary,use2peopletotiltthe
machinerearward.
5.Removethedebriswithahardwoodscraperor
othersuitabledevice.Avoidburrsandsharp
edges.
6.Returnthemachinetotheuprightposition.
7.Fillthefueltank.
8.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
CleaningundertheBelt
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ServiceInterval:Every50hours
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removeandretainthe4bolts,lockwashers,
and2spacerssecuringthebeltcovertotheleft
sideofthemachine.
4.Removethecover,andbrushoutallthedebris
aroundthebeltarea.
5.Installthebeltcover,andtightenallthe
hardware.
6.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
CleaningtheSeedGate
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank;refertoDraining
theFuelTank(page24).
4.Tiltthemachinerearwarduntiltheupperhandle
restsontheground,andplaceajackstand
underthemachine.
Note:Ifnecessary,use2peopletotiltthe
machinerearward.
5.Cleanthedebrisbetweentheframeandthe
seedgate.
6.Lubricatetheslidingsurfacebetweentheframe
andseedgatewithadrylubricant.
7.Returnthemachinetotheuprightposition.
8.Fillthefueltank.
9.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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