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Maintenance
Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.
Important: You may tip the machine forward, if you drain the fuel tank or move the engine on/off switch to the stop
position, to make cleaning or servicing the machine easier. If you lay the machine onto the side, oil can drain out
of the crankcase, into the air cleaner or the muffler.
Allow the oil to settle for at least 2 minutes after standing the machine upright before starting the engine.
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 25 hours
Before each use or daily
Every 50 hours
Every 100 hours
Every 200 hours
Yearly or before storage
Important: Refer to your Engine Operator's Manual for additional maintenance procedures.
Premaintenance
Procedures
Before performing maintenance on the machine, do the
following:
1. Ensure that the engine and muffler are cool.
2. Disable the engine by disconnecting the spark-plug
wire; refer to Disconnecting the Spark-plug Wire (page
14).
Maintenance Procedure
• Change the engine oil.
• Change the spring-housing oil.
• Check the spring-housing oil.
• Check the air filter.
• Check the compactor shoe.
• Remove debris from the machine.
• Clean the air-filter elements (more frequently if conditions are dusty or sandy).
• Clean the prefilter (models 68034 and 68035).
• Change the engine oil (more frequently if the operating conditions are extremely
dusty or sandy).
• Change the spring-housing oil.
• Check the spark plug.
• Replace the paper air-filter element (more frequently if conditions are dusty or sandy).
• Change the engine oil.
• Change the spring-housing oil.
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