Use and Care Manual

MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
In the maintenance schedule you can see which parts of your
machine require maintenance, and at which intervals it should take
place. The intervals are calculated
based on average use of the
machine, and may
differ depending on the rate of your personal use.
Interval Item
1. Blade
Before each use
2. Bolts and nuts
1. Engine oil level
A WARNING
Always stop engine, allow
engine to cool, disconnect
spark
plug, and ground against engine before
performing any type of maintenance on your machine.
Service
1. Check or replace
2. Check or tighten
1. Check
2. Loose or missing hardware 2. Tighten or replace
Engine fails to start 3. Air cleaner 3. Check
4.
Unit and engine 4. Clean
5. Bolts and nuts 5. Check or tighten
1st Month or 10 hours
1. Engine oil 1. Change
1. Air cleaner*
1. Clean
Annually or 25 hours
2. Control linkages/pivots and wheels 2. Lube with light oil
3. Underside of mower deck 3. Clean
Every 3 months or 30 hours 1. Engine oil 1. Change
Every 6 months or 50 hours
1. Spark plug 1. Replace
2. Air Cleaner
2. Replace
1. Run engine until it stops from lack of
Before Storage 1. Fuel system fuel, or add stabilizer to a full tank of
fresh fuel prior to storage.
*Clean more often under dusty conditions or when airborne debris is present. Replace air cleaner if very dirty.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• Always observe safety rules when performing any maintenance.
• The warranty on this lawn mower does
not cover items that have
been subjected
to operator abuse or negligence. To receive full
value
from warranty, operator must maintain the lawn mower as
instructed here.
• Changing
of engine-governed speed will void engine warranty.
• All adjustments should
be checked at least once each season.
• Periodically check all fasteners and make sure these are tight.
19 I Maintenance
LUBRICATION
1. Lubricate pivot points
on the
blade and drive
controls at least once
a season
with light oil.
These controls must
operate
freely in both
directions.
(See Figure 12)
Figure 12