5
Maintaining
Your Yard
Vacuum
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WARNING: Always stop engine and disconnect spark plug wire before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your machine.
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| 1. | Wheels: Lubricate each wheel shoulder screw (rear |
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| � | wheel) and pivot arm axle (front wheel) once a season |
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| with light oil. Refer to Figure 17. | |
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� | � | 2. | Nozzle height adjustment levers: Lubricate the pivot |
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| points of the nozzle height adjustment levers once a | |
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| season with light oil. Refer to Figure 9 on page 10. |
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| 3. | Locking Rod: Lubricate the locking rod with light oil |
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| to ease the application of attaching on or removing |
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| bag or blower chute. Refer to Figure 8 on page 9. |
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| 4. | Nozzle/Hose Vac Lever: Lubricate the nozzle/hose |
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| vac lever on top of nozzle once a season with light oil. | |
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| Refer to Figure 9. |
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| 5. | Engine: Follow the separate engine manual packed |
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| with your unit for lubrication instructions. |
WARNING
Always stop engine, disconnect spark plug, and ground against engine before cleaning, lubricating or doing any kind of maintenance on your machine.
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Figure 15
Engine Maintenance
Refer to the separate engine manual for all engine maintenance instructions.
1.Check engine oil level before each use as instructed in the separate engine manual packed with your unit. Read and follow instructions carefully.
2.Clean air cleaner every 25 hours under normal condi- tions or once a season. Clean every few hours under extremely dusty conditions. To service the air cleaner, refer to the separate engine manual packed with your unit.
3.The spark plug should be cleaned and the gap reset once a season. Check engine manual for correct plug type and gap specifications.
Nozzle Height Adjustment
The nozzle can be adjusted to any six positions, ranging from 5/8” to 4 1/8” ground clearance. The nozzle height has to be adjusted according to yard conditions.
1.Depress nozzle height adjustment lever towards wheel. See Figure 14.
2.Move the height adjustment lever forward or backward to adjust the nozzle upwards or downwards. Make sure both levers are in the same position.
3.Release lever towards deck.
NOTE: In general, raise the nozzle height to vacuum a thick layer of leaves or to operate with the blower chute. Lower the nozzle height for smoother surfaces.
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