Operator's Manual

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe

engine-oillevelandaddoilifnecessary.

1.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,thenfullyinstall

thedipstick.

2.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel(Figure34).

IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,

addoil.RefertoChangingtheEngineOil(page20).

Figure34

1.Full2.Addoil

CheckingandAdjustingthe

SkidsandScraper

ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheskidsandscraperand

adjustthemifnecessary.

Checktheskidsandthescrapertoensurethattheaugerdoes

notcontactthepavedorgravelsurface.Adjusttheskidsand

thescraperasneededtocompensateforwear.

1.Checkthetirepressure;referto6CheckingtheTire

Pressure(page8).

2.Loosenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstotheauger

sidesuntiltheskidsslideupanddowneasily.

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Figure35

1.3mm(1/8inch)

Important:Theaugerbladesmustbesupported

abovethegroundbytheskids.

3.Ensurethatthescraperis3mm(1/8inch)aboveand

paralleltoalevelsurface.

Note:Ifthepavementiscracked,rough,oruneven,

adjusttheskidstoraisethescraper.Forgravelsurfaces,

adjusttheskidsfurtherdowntopreventthemachine

frompickinguprocks.

4.Movetheskidsdownuntiltheyareevenwiththe

ground.

5.Firmlytightenthenutsthatsecurebothskidstothe

augersides.

Note:Toquicklyadjusttheskidsiftheyloosen,

supportthescraper3mm(1/8inch)offthepavement,

thenadjusttheskidsdowntothepavement.

Note:Iftheskidsbecomeexcessivelyworn,youcan

turnthemoverandsettheunusedsidetowardthe

pavement.