Manual

ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Shutoffthe enginebeforeperforminganymaintenance.To prevent
accidentalstart-up,disconnectthe sparkplugboot.
iMPORTANT: if enginemustbe tippedtotransportequipmentorto
inspector removegrass, keepsparkplugsideof engineup.Transport-
ingor tippingenginesparkplugdownmaycausesmoking,hard
starting,sparkplugfouling,oroil saturationof aircleaner.
Periodicinspectionandadjustmentof the engineisessentialifhigh
levelperformanceistobe maintained.Regularmaintenancewill also
ensurea longservicelife.The requiredserviceintervalsandthe kind
of maintenanceto beperformedaredescribedinthe tableon the
previouspage.Followthe hourlyor calendarintervals,whicheveroccur
first.Morefrequentserviceis requiredwhenoperatinginadverse
conditions.
Ifthe enginehasbeenrunning,the mufflerwill beveryhot. Becareful
notto touchthe muffler.
Servicing the Engine Oil
• Checkthe oil levelregularly.
• Besurecorrectoil levelismaintained.Checktheoil everyfiveto
ten hoursof operation,beforestartingthe engine.SeeChecking
Oil Levelinthe Assemblysection.
Onlyuse highqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification
SF,SG,SH,or SJ.Selectthe oil's SAEviscositygradeaccordingto
theexpectedoperatingtemperature.Referto Gas & Oilinthe As-
semblysectionof thismanual.
Oil Drain
8. Removethe oildrainsleevefromthe oilsump.Returnthe dipstick
to the oilfilltubeandscrewtheoilfill cap backintoplace.
9. Refillthe enginewiththe newmotoroil. Referto Gas& Oilinthe
Assemblysectionofthismanualforinformationregardingthe
approvedoiltype.
iMPORTANT: Usedmotoroil maycauseskincancerif repeatedly
left incontactwiththe skinfor prolongedperiods.Althoughthis is
unlikelyunlessyou handleusedoil ona dailybasis,it isstilladvis-
ableto thoroughlywashyourhandswithsoapandwateras soonas
possibleafterhandlingusedoil.
NOTE: Pleasedisposeof used motoroilina mannerthatiscompat-
iblewiththeenvironment.We suggestyoutakeitina sealedcontainer
to your localservicestationfor reclamation.Do notthrowitinthe
trash,pourit downa drainoron the ground.
iMPORTANT: Besureto checkengineona levelsurfacewiththe
enginestopped.Drainthe oilwhiletheengineisstillwarmto assure
rapidandcompletedraining.
Fordrainingoilfromthe engine'scrankcaseof selectmodeltractors,a
plasticoildrainsleeveispackedwiththisOperator'sManual.Todrain
theoil, proceedas follows:
1. Unscrewthe oilfill cap and removethe dipstickfromthe oil fill
tube.
2. Snapthe smallendof oildrainsleeveontothe oilsump.SeeFig.20.
3. Removedrainpluganddrainoil intoa suitablecontainerwitha
capacityof no lessthan 64oz.
4. Tipthetractorslightlyinthe directionof the suitablecontainerto
aidinfullydrainingall of the oilfromthe engine.
Beforetippingengineor equipmentto drainoil, drainfuelfromtank
runningengineuntilfuel tankisempty.
5. Servicethe oilfilteras instructedlaterinthissection.
6. Servicethe Oil Filterifdesired,as perthe instructionslaterinthis
section.
7. Reinstallthe drainplugandtightenit securely,12-14Nm(106.2-
123.9in-lb).
Figure20
Replacing The Oil Filter
Thisengineisequippedwitha spin-onoilfilterthatshouldbereplacedeach
timeanoilchangeisperformed,everyseasonor50hours.RefertoFig.21.
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OilFilter
Figure21