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Inspection and Maintenance
Item What to Do Daily Weekly Monthly As Req’d
Air Cleaner Clean 
Cut-off Wheel Check & Sharpen 
Bolts/Screws Check & Retighten 
Fuel Cap Check Leakage 
Fuel Tank Check Leakage 
Wheel Guard Check Function 
Clutch Bearing Grease 
Belt Check and Adjust 
Spark Plug Check and Clean 
Cylinder Fins Clean 
Fuel Filter Clean 
Carburetor Adjust 

Inspection and Maintenance Requirements

Figure 19
5. Making sur e that the drive belt is
fully engaged in the drive pulleys,
slide the belt cover on and install
the two socket-head bolts into the
left-hand side of the mounting sur-
face only until the bolts bottom on
the belt cover. See Figure 19.
6mm Socket-
Head Bolts Figure 20
6. Adjust the tension scr ew until the
tension indicator is in the middle of
the scale. See Figure 20.
7. T ighten the two mounting bolts
securely.
8. Reconnect the main water line,
adjust and retighten water nozzles
(if equipped with a water kit).
9. Reinstall the cutting wheel.

Reversing cutting head for flush cutting operations(cont.)

MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT, OR REPAIR OF EMISSION CONTROL DE-
VICES AND SYSTEM MAY BE PERFORMED BY ANY REPAIR ESTABLISHMENT
OR INDIVIDUAL. HOWEVER, WARRANTY REPAIRS MUST BE PERFORMED BY
A DEALER OR SERVICE CENTER AUTHORIZED BY SHIN-DAIWA KOGYO, LTD.
AND USE OF PARTS THAT ARE NOT EQUIVALENT IN PERFORMANCE AND
DURABILITY TO AUTHORIZED PARTS MAY IMPAIR THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND MAY HAVE A BEARING ON THE
OUTCOME OF THE WARRANTY CLAIM.