Manual

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WARNING
Before performing
i anymaintenanceor
i repairs,disengage
PTO,move shift
leverinto neutral
position,set parking
brake,stop engine
and remove keyto
i preventunintended
starting.
Before lubricating,
I repairing,or
i inspecting,always
I
disengagePTO,set
parking brake,stop
2engine and remove
keyto prevent
unintendedstarting.
Maintaining Your Lawn Tractor
WARNING:Beforeperformingany
maintenanceor repairs,disengage
PTO,setparkingbrake,stopengine
and removekeyto preventunintended
starting.
Checking Engine Oil Level
Checkengineoillevelbeforeeachuse as follows:
• Placethetractoron a flatsurfaceand stopthe
engine.Allowthe engineto cool longenoughfor the
oilto draininto theenginesump.
• Cleantheareaaroundthe oildipstick!fillcap.
• Unscrewthedipstick/fillcap fromthe fill tube onthe
engine.Removethedipstickandwipethe oiloff.
Reinsertthe dipstickinto thetube andrestthe cap
onthe tube.Do notscrewthe caponto thetube.See
Figure15.
Dipstick/OilFillCap
Oil DrainValve
Figure 15
Pullthedipstickoutandcheckthe oil level.The oil
levelshouldbeupto, but notover,the "FULL"of"F'
markon the dipstick.See Figure16.
- FullMark
F
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_ O_erating
Hange
L_
Figure 16
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If the levelis low,addoil of the propertype(See
ChartBelow),upto the "FULl_"or"F" markon the
dipstick.Alwayscheckthe levelwiththe dipstick
beforeaddingmoreoil. Donot overfill the crank-
case.
RecommendedViscosityGrades
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(°F)-20o 0o 20o 40o 60o 80o 100o
(°C)-30o -20o -10° 0° 10° 20o 30o 40o
IMPORTANT:Neveroperatethe enginewiththeoil level
belowthe"ADD"or "L"mark,or abovethe"FULL"or"F'
mark,onthe dipstick.
Changing Engine Oil & Filter
Changethe engineoiland oilfilterafterevery100hours
of operation.
• Runtheenginefor a shorttimeto warmthe engine
oil. Theoil willflow morefreelyandcarryawaymore
impurities.
• Locatetheoildrainvalveon the rightsideof the
engine,beneaththe startermotor.Referto Figure15.
• Popopenthe protectivecap onthe endof the oil
drainvalveto exposethedrainport. Pushthe oil drain
hose(packedwiththismanual)ontotheoil drainport.
Routethe oppositeendof the hoseintoanappropriate
oilcollectioncontainerwitha capacitygreatenoughto
collectthe usedoil.
Removetheoil fill cap/dipstickfromthe oil fill tube.
Pushthedrainvalvein slightlyandturn counterclock-
wiseuntilit stop,thenpullthe valvefullyoutwardto
openthevalveanddrainthe oil. SeeFigure17.
DrainValve
"DrainHose
Figure 17
Aftertheoil hasfinisheddraining,pushtheoil drain
valvebackin, rotateit clockwiseto lockthe valve
closed.Removethe drainhoseandre-capthe endof
the oildrainvalveto keepdebrisfromentering.
Fromthe left sideof the engine,removetheoil filter
usinganautomotivetypeoil filterwrench(SeeFigure
18).Wipe thefilteradapterwitha cleancloth.
Placethe newoilfilterin a shallowpanwithopenend
up. Pournewoil, of the propertype, intothe center
threadedhole.Stoppouringwhenthe oil reachesthe
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