Regular Maintenance
Storage |
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Temporary Storage (30 Days Or Less) |
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| Fuel and its vapors are extremely | |||||||
Remember, the fuel tank will still contain some gasoline, so |
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| flammable and explosive. | |||||||
never store the unit indoors or in any other area where fuel |
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| Fire or explosion can cause severe burns | |||||||
vapor could travel to any ignition source. Fuel vapor is also |
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toxic if inhaled, so never store the unit in any structure used |
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for human or animal habitation. |
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| • | Never store the unit, with gasoline in the engine or fuel | |||||||||
Here is a checklist of things to do when storing your unit |
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| tank, in a heated shelter or in enclosed, poorly ventilated | ||||||||||
temporarily or in between uses: |
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| enclosures. Gasoline fumes may reach an open flame, | ||||||||
• | Keep the unit in an area away from where children |
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| spark or pilot light (such as a furnace, water heater, | ||||||||
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| clothes dryer, etc.) and cause an explosion | ||||||||||
| may come into contact with it. If there’s any chance of |
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| • | Handle gasoline carefully. It is highly flammable and | ||||||||||
| unauthorized use, remove the spark plug (s) and put in |
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| careless use could result in serious fire damage to your | |||||||||
| a safe place. Be sure the spark plug opening is protected |
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| person or property. |
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| from foreign objects with a suitable cover. |
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| • | Drain fuel into an approved container outdoors away | ||||||||||
• | If the unit can’t be stored on a reasonable level surface, |
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| from open flame or sparks. | ||||||||||
| chock the wheels. |
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• | Clean all grass and dirt from the mower. |
| 10. Drain fuel system completely or add a gasoline stabilizer | ||||||||||
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Long Term Storage (Longer Than 30 Days) |
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| to the fuel system. If you have chosen to use a fuel | |||||||||
Before you store your unit for the |
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| stabilizer and have | ot drai ed the fuel system, follow | ||||||||
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| all safety instructio | s a | d storage precautions in this | ||||||||
Maintenance and Storage instructions in the Safety Rules |
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| manual to preve t the p | ssibility of fire from the ignition | |||||||||
section, then perform the following steps: |
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| f gasoline fumes. Remember, gasoline fumes can travel | ||||||||
1. | Drain crankcase oil while engine is hot and refill with a |
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| to distant s urces | f ignition and ignite, causing risk of | |||||||||
| grade of oil that will be required when unit is used again. |
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2. | Prepare the mower deck for storage as foll ws: |
| NOTE: Gasoline, if permitted to stand unused for extended | ||||||||||
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| a. | Remove mower deck from the unit. |
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| periods (30 days or more), may develop gummy deposits | ||||||||
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| which can adversely affect the engine carburetor and cause | ||||||||||
| b. | Clean underside of mower deck. |
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| engine malfunction. To avoid this condition, add a gasoline | |||||||||
| c. | Coat all bare metal surfaces with paint or light coat f |
| stabilizer to the fuel tank and run the engine a few minutes, | |||||||||
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| r drain all fuel from the unit before placing it in storage. | |||||||||||
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| oil to prevent rusting. |
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3. Clean external surfaces and engine. |
| Starting After Long Term Storage | |||||||||||
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4. Prepare engine for storage. See engine owner’s |
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5. | Clean any dirt or grass from cylinder h ad cooling fins, |
| period of time, perform the following steps. | ||||||||||
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| engine housing and air cleaner element. |
| 1. | Remove any blocks from under the unit. | |||||||||
6. | Cover air cleaner and exhaust outlet tightly with plastic |
| 2. | Install the battery if it was removed. | |||||||||
| or other waterproof material to keep out moisture, dirt |
| 3. Unplug the exhaust outlet and air cleaner. | ||||||||||
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and insects.
7. Completely grease and oil unit as outlined in the Normal Care section.
8. Clean up unit and apply paint or rust preventative to any areas where paint is chipped or damaged.
9. Be sure the battery is filled to the proper level with water and is fully charged. Battery life will be increased if it
is removed, put in a cool, dry place and fully charged about once a month. If battery is left in unit, disconnect the negative cable.
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