Operator's Manual

Figure22
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure23)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure23
1.Oildipstick
2.Fillertube
5.Unscrewtheoildipstickandwipetheendclean
(Figure23).
6.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothellertube,butdo
notthreadontotube(Figure23).
7.Pullthedipstickoutandlookattheend.Iftheoil
levelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilintotheller
tubetoraisetheleveltotheFullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine;enginedamagecan
result.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours(moreoftenindirty
ordustyconditions).
1.Starttheengineandletitrunveminutes.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoassuretheoildrains
completely.
3.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
5.Slidethedrainhoseovertheoildrainvalve.
6.Placeapanbelowthedrainhose.Rotateoildrain
valvetoallowoiltodrain(Figure24).
7.Whenoilhasdrainedcompletely,closethedrain
valve.
8.Removethedrainhose(Figure24).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
Figure24
1.Oildrainvalve2.Oildrainhose
9.Slowlypourapproximately80%ofthespeciedoil
intothellertube(Figure23).
10.Checktheoillevel;refertoCheckingtheEngineOil
Level.
11.SlowlyaddtheadditionaloiltobringittotheFull
mark.
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