Operator's Manual

LubricatingtheLinkagePivot
Points
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
ApplyafewdropsofSAE30engineoilorspraylubricantto
allthepivotpointsaftercleaningthemachine.
Important:Afteroiling,runthemachineofftheturf
somewherebrieytodisperseanyexcesslubricant,to
avoiddamagingtheturf.
LubricatingtheDriveChain
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Important:Every8hoursofuse,ordaily(whichever
comesrst),lightlylubricatethedrivechainwith
DriSlide®Multi-Purposelubricantoranequivalent
lubricant.
Chainsandsprocketsaremaintenanceitemsandarenot
coveredunderthewarranty.
EngineMaintenance
EngineOil
CrankcaseCapacity:0.60L(0.63USqt)
Type:APlserviceclassicationSL,SM,SN,orhigher
Viscosity:selectaccordingtoambienttemperature;refer
toFigure25.
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Figure25
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engine-oillevel.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifithas
alreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdowntothe
sumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.
1.Positionthemachineonaatsurfacesothatthe
engineislevel.
2.Stoptheengine,waitforittocool,andcleanthearea
aroundtheoilllercap/dipstick(Figure26).
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2
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Figure26
1.Oil-llercap/dipstick
2.Fillerport
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