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Checking the Engine Oil Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Disengage the blades (PTO).
3. Set the parking brake.
4. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
5. Remove the ignition key.
6. Open the hood.
7. Clean around the dipstick (Figure 25 ) so that dirt
cannot fall into the filler hole and damage the engine.
1. Dipstick/fill hole
2. Metal end
8. Unscrew the dipstick and wipe the metal end clean
(Figure 25).
9. Screw the dipstick fully onto the filler tube (Figure 25).
10. Unscrew the dipstick again and look at the metal end.
If the engine oil level is low, slowly pour only enough
oil into the filler tube to raise the level to the Full mark
on the dipstick.
11. Start the engine and let it idle for 30 seconds.
12. Stop the engine and wait for 30 seconds.
Figure 24
Figure 25
3. Filler tube
13. Check the oil level again and add oil if necessary.
Important: Do not overfill the crankcase with engine oil
and run the engine; engine damage may result.
Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval: After the first 5 hours
Every 50 hours (Change the engine oil more frequently
when operating the machine in extremely dusty or
sandy conditions.)
1. Start the engine and let it run for 5 minutes.
Note: This warms the oil so that it drains better.
2. Park the machine so that the drain side is slightly
lower than the other side to ensure that the oil drains
completely.
3. Disengage the blades (PTO).
4. Set the parking brake.
5. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
6. Remove the ignition key.
7. Open the hood.
8. Place a pan below the oil drain plug.
9. Remove the oil drain plug to allow oil to drain
(Figure 26).
1. Drain plug
10. When oil has drained completely, insert the drain plug
and tighten it securely.
Note: Note: Recycle the used engine oil properly.
11. Clean around the dipstick and unscrew the cap
(Figure 25).
12. Slowly pour approximately 80% of the engine oil
into the filler tube (Figure 25). Refer to Servicing the
Engine Oil.
13. Check the engine oil level; refer to Checking the Engine
Oil Level.
Changing the Engine Oil Filter
Service Interval: Every 100 hours (Change it more frequently
when operating the machine in dusty or
dirty conditions.)
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Figure 26
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