GRASS TRIMMER
OPERATOR'S MANUAL 15
MAINTENANCE
Your ECHO trimmer is designed to provide many hours of trouble free service. Regular scheduled maintenance will help your trimmer achieve that goal. If you are unsure or are not equipped with the necessary tools, you may want to take your unit to an ECHO Service Dealer for maintenance. To help you decide whether you want to
SKILL LEVEL
Level 1 = Easy to do. Most required tools come with unit.
Level 2 = Moderate difficulty. Some specialized tools may be required.
Level 3 = Experience required. Specialized tools are required. ECHO recommends that the unit be returned to your ECHO dealer for servicing.
ECHO offers REPOWERTM Maintenance Kits and Parts to make your maintenance job easier. Just below each task heading are listed the various part numbers required for that task. See your ECHO dealer for these parts.
MAINTENANCE INTERVALS
Component/System | Maintenance Procedure | Daily or | Every | 3 Months | 6 Months |
| ||
Before | or 90 | or 270 | Yearly | |||||
Refuel | ||||||||
|
|
| Use | Hours | Hours |
| ||
|
|
|
|
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Air Filter | Inspect / Replace |
| I / C |
| R * |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Fuel Strainer | Inspect / Replace |
|
|
| I |
| R | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Fuel Line | Inspect / Replace |
| I | I |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Carburetor | Inspect / Clean / | Replace |
|
|
|
| I / C | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Choke System | Inspect / Clean / | Replace | I / C |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Cooling System | Inspect / Clean |
| I / C |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Muffler Spark | Inspect / Clean |
|
|
| I / C |
|
| |
Arrestor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Drive Shaft (Flex | Grease |
|
|
| I (2) |
|
| |
Cable Models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Starter Rope | Inspect / Clean |
| I |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Fuel Leaks | Inspect / Repair |
| I | I |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Spark Plug | Clean / Replace |
|
|
| I / C | R * |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Screws/Nuts/Bolts | Inspect / Tighten / Replace | I |
|
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I = Inspect / R = Replace / C = Clean
IMPORTANT
Time intervals shown are maximum. Actual use and your experience will determine the frequency of required maintenance.
(1)Replacement will be required for commercial use yearly. For Consumer use, cleaning every 6 months is required. Cleaning includes Rebuild Kits.
(2)Apply ECHO® LUBETM every 25 hours of use.
*All recommendations to replace are based on the finding of damage or wear during inspection.