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Maintenance
Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 2 hours
After the first 5 hours
Before each use or daily
Every 50 hours
Every 100 hours
Every 160 hours
Yearly
Periodic Maintenance
Check Engine Oil Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Stop engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
Make sure unit is on a level surface.
2. Check with engine cold.
3. Clean area around dipstick. Remove dipstick
and wipe oil off. Reinsert the dipstick according
to the engine manufacturer's recommendations.
Remove the dipstick and read the oil level.
4. If the oil level is low, wipe off the area around the
oil fill cap, remove cap and fill to the "FULL"
mark on the dipstick. Exmark 4-Cycle Premium
Engine Oil is recommended; refer to the Engine
Owner's manual for an acceptable alternative. Do
Not overfill.
Important: Do Not operate the engine with the
oil level below the "LOW" (or "ADD") mark on
the dipstick, or over the "FULL" mark.
Maintenance Procedure
• Check the traction cable.
• Check the broom cable.
• Change the engine oil.
• Check the engine oil level.
• Check for loose hardware.
• Check fuel tank filter
• Check the broom shaft shear pin.
• Check the tire pressures.
• Check the condition of the belts.
• Change the engine oil. (May need more often under severe conditions.)
• Grease the broom angle lock pin.
• Check the spark plug.
• Check the traction cable.
• Lubricate hex shaft.
• Check the broom cable. thereafter
Check Traction Cable
Service Interval: After the first 2 hours
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove the spark plug wire(s).
2. With the traction lever disengaged, check the pin
in the elongated slot in the left side of the machine
above the tire (see Figure 12). There should be
a gap of 1/4 inch (6 mm) from the front of the
slot to the front edge of the pin. If adjustment is
necessary, see Adjusting Traction Cable.
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