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Maintenance (continued)
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CHECK OR FILL ENGINE CRANKCASE
Add oil. Do not overfill. Use a clean, high quality detergent
oil. Do not mix oil with gasoline. Oil level must be full.
Check the oil level by removing oil fill plug. Oil level should
be up to the bottom of the fill plug opening.
Always check oil level before starting engine.
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IMPORTANT: Engine is shipped from factory without oil. You
must add engine oil before starting engine.
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Oil ll plug
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IMPORTANT: The tiller ships from the factory with
transmission gear oil installed. Operating the tiller
when the transmission is low on oil can result in
severe damage.Do not operate the tiller if the gear oil
level is low. Doing so will result in severe damage to
the transmission components.
Figure1-20
CHECK TRANSMISSION GEAR OIL
Check the transmission gear oil level after every 50 hours
of operation or whenever you notice any oil leak.
Operating the tiller when the transmission is low on oil
can result in severe damage.
CHECK THE TRANSMISSION GEAR OIL LEVEL
1.Check the gear oil level when the transmission is cool.
Gear oil will expand in warm operating temperatures and
this expansion will provide an incorrect oil level reading.
2.With the tiller on level ground, pull the Depth Regulator
Lever all the way up.
3.Remove the oil fill plug from the transmission housing
and look inside the oil fill hole to locate the main drive
shaft situated below the hole.
4.If the transmission gear oil is on low oil level, add gear
oil (SAE 85W-140 or 85W-90),the tiller transmission
holds 24 ounces. Do not overfill. See Figure 1-20.
5.If the gear oil level is okay, securely replace the oil fill
plug.
Low oil level
Correct oil level
High oil level