User manual

Maintenance
3.Movethemotioncontrolleversforward.
Theengineshouldinitiateshutdownafter
momentarypause.
4.Starttheengineandreleasetheparkingbrake.
5.Movetherightsidemotioncontrollevertothe
center,operatingposition.
6.Continueholdingtherightsidemotioncontrol
leverinthecenter,operatingpositionandpullup
onthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)andrelease.
Theclutchshouldengageandthemowerblades
beginrotating.
7.Moveorreleasetherightsidemotioncontrol
leverintotheneutralposition.Theblades
shouldstoprotatingandtheengineshould
continuerunning.
8.Pushthebladecontrolswitchdownandmove
therightsidemotioncontrollevertothecenter,
operatingposition.
9.Continueholdingtherightsidemotioncontrol
leverinthecenter,operatingpositionandpullup
onthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)andrelease.
Theclutchshouldengageandthemowerblades
beginrotating.
10.Pushthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)downtothe
offposition.Thebladesshouldstoprotating.
11.Withtheenginerunning,pullupthebladecontrol
switch(PTO)andreleasewithoutholdingright
sidemotioncontrollevertothecenter,operating
position.Thebladesshouldnotrotate.
CheckforLooseHardware
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware
oranyotherpossibleproblem.Tightenhardware
orcorrecttheproblembeforeoperating.
ServiceAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every250hours—Replace
theprimaryaircleaner
element—check
secondaryaircleaner
element;replaceifdirty.
(Mayneedmoreoften
undersevereconditions.
SeetheEngineOwner’s
Manualforadditional
information.)
Every500hours—Replace
thesecondaryaircleaner
element(Mayneedmore
oftenundersevere
conditions.Seethe
EngineOwner’sManual
foradditionalinformation.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.SeetheEngineOwner’sManualformaintenance
instructions.
ChangeEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every100hours(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Drainoilwhileengineiswarmfromoperation.
3.Theoildrainhoseassemblyislocatedontheleft
sideoftheengine.
Placepanundermachinetocatchoil.Removeoil
drainplug.Allowoiltodrainandreplaceoildrain
plug.Torqueplugto20-24ft-lb(27-33N-m).
4.ReplacetheoillterpertheEngineOwner’s
Manual.Cleanaroundtheoillterandcarefully
removethelterbyunscrewingit.Makesureno
oildrainsontothebeltdriveorclutchthrough
theholesintheenginedeck.Beforethenew
lterisinstalled,applyathincoatingofoilonthe
surfaceoftherubberseal.Turnlterclockwise
untilrubbersealcontactsthelteradapter,then
tightenlteranadditional2/3to3/4turn.
5.Cleanaroundoilllcapandremovecap.Fillto
speciedcapacityandreplacecap.
6.Useoilrecommendedinengineowner’smanual.
DoNotoverll.Starttheengineandcheckfor
leaks.Stopengineandrecheckoillevel.
7.Wipeupanyspilledoilfromenginedeck
mountingsurfaces.
CheckHydraulicOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Every40hours
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