Maintenance
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
WARNING
Whilemaintenanceoradjustmentsarebeing
made,someonecouldstarttheengine.
Accidentalstartingoftheenginecould
seriouslyinjureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch,
engageparkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)
offthesparkplug(s)beforeyoudoany
maintenance.Alsopushthewire(s)aside
soitdoesnotaccidentallycontactthespark
plug(s).
WARNING
Theenginecanbecomeveryhot.T ouching
ahotenginecancausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
serviceormakingrepairsaroundtheengine
area.

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)

MaintenanceService
IntervalMaintenanceProcedure
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheblowerhousing/impeller.
•Checkbags.
•Cleanmuferandrearframearea.
•Cleanrearscreeninthehood.
Every25hours•Lubricategreasettings.
Every50hours•Checkconditionofbelt.
Yearlyorbeforestorage•Cleanblower .

PeriodicMaintenance

CheckBlower

Housing/Impeller

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmo vingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrak e.
2.Inspectforwearordamagedaily .Replaceor
repairwornpartsasneeded
Note:Whenmowinginareaswithsandysoil,
uselowliftbladesonthecuttingdeckandhigher
cuttingheightstominimizewearontheblo wer
components.

CheckBags

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmo vingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrak e.
2.Inspectthebagsforwear,tears,ordamage.
WARNING
Undernormalusethebagwilldeteriorate
andwear .Objectscouldexitthroughworn
bagathighspeeds.Thrownobjectscan
causeseriousinjuryorkillyouorbystanders.
Checkbagsfrequentlyfortearsandholes.
Replacewornbags.
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