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Beforeperformingany maintenanceor repairs,disengagethe PTO,
movethe drivecontrolleversfullyoutwardin the neutralposition,
engagethe parkingbrake,stoptheengineand removethe key to
preventunintendedstarting.
Draining the Oil
1. Runthe enginefor a shorttimeto warmthe engineoil. The oil
will flowmorefreelyandcarryawaymoreimpurities.Usecare to
avoidburnsfromhotoil.
2. Locatetheoil drainvalveontheleftsideof theengine.SeeFigure23.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Thoroughlywashyourhandswithsoapand wateras soon as
possibleafterhandlingusedoil.
Check Engine Oil
1. Checkoilbeforeeachuse.Stopengineandwait severalminutes
beforecheckingoil level.Withengineon levelground,the oil must
beto FULLmarkon dipstick.
2. Referto the Assemblysectionof thismanualfor instructionson
checkingthe oil.
Change Engine Oil and Filter
• Referto the viscositychart(Figure22) foroil recommenda-
tions.Do notoverfill.SAE30 is recommendedfor general,all
temperatureuse. Usea 4-stroke,or anequivalenthighdetergent,
premiumqualitymotoroilcertifiedto meetor exceedU.S.
automobilemanufacturer'srequirementsfor serviceclassification
SF,SG,SH,SJ or higher.Motoroils classifiedSF,SG,SH,SJ will
showthisdesignationon thecontainer.
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-- Below 40 ° F (4 ° C) the use of SAE 30W will result in hard starting.
** -- Above 80 ° F (27 ° C) the use of 10W-30 may cause increased oil consumption,
Check the oil level more frequently,
Figure22
NOTE: DOnot usenon-detergentoil or2-strokeengineoil. it could
shortenthe enginesservicelife.
o Changeengineoil afterthe first five to eighthoursof operation,
andeveryfifty hoursor every seasonthereafter.Changeoil every
twentyfivehourswhenoperatingengineunder heavyload or in
hightemperatures.
Figure23
3. Popopen the protectivecapon theend of the oil drain valveto
exposethe drainport. Referto Figure23. Removethe oil fill cap/
dipstickfromthe oil fill tube.
4. Pushtheoil drainhose(packedwiththismanual)ontotheoildrain
port.Routetheoppositeendd thehoseintoanappropriateoilcollec-
tioncontainerwithat leasta 2.5quartcapacity,to collectthe usedoil.
5. Turnthe oildrainvalve1/4-turn,thenpulloutwardto begindraining
oil. Aftertheoil hasfinisheddraining,pushtheendof theoildrain
valvebackin andturn 1/4-turnto secureitbackin place.Re-capthe
endof theoil drainvalveto keepdebrisfromenteringthedrain port.
6. Cleanthe areaaround theoil filter.Placea containerunderthe
filterto catchany oiland removethefilter.See Figure24.
23 Figure24
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