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Maintenance&Adjustments
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Maintenance
GeneralRecommendations
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Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany
maintenance.
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Thewarrantyonthislawnmowerdoesnotcoveritemsthat
havebeensubjectedtooperatorabuseornegligence.To
receivefullvaluefromwarranty,operatormustmaintain
thelawnmower asinstructedhere.
•
Changing ofengine-governedspeedwillvoidengine
warranty.
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Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedatleastonceeach
season.
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Periodicallycheckallfastenersandmakesuretheseare
tight.
WARNING:
Alwaysstopengine,disconnectspark
plug,andgroundagainstenginebeforeperforming
anytypeofmaintenanceonyourmachine.
Lubrication
1.
Lubricatepivotpointsonthebladecontrolatleastonce
aseasonwith lightoil.Thiscontrolmustoperatefreelyin
bothdirections.SeeFigure6-1.
Figure6-1
2.
Lubricatethewheelsatleastonceaseasonwith light oil(or
motoroil).Ifwheelsareremovedforanyreason,lubricate
surfaceoftheaxlebolt andinnersurfaceofthewheelwith
lightoil.SeeFigure6-1.
3.
Followtheaccompanyingenginemanualforlubrication
scheduleandinstructionforenginelubrication.
DeckCare
Cleanundersideofthemowerdeckaftereachusetoprevent build-
upofgrassclippingsorotherdebris.Followstepsbelow forthisjob.
1.
Disconnectsparkplugwire.Draingasolinefromlawn
mowerorplaceapieceofplasticunderthegascap.
2.
Tipmower sothatit restsonthehousing.Keeptheside with
theaircleanerfacingup.Holdmower firmly.
WARNING:
Nevertipthemowermorethan90ºin
anydirectionanddonotleavethemowertippedfor
anylengthoftime.Oilcandrainintotheupperpart
oftheenginecausingastartingproblem.
3.
Scrapeandcleantheundersideofthedeckwith asuitable
tool.Donotspraywith water.
IMPORTANT:
Donotuseapressurewasherorgardenhose
tocleanyourunit.Thesemaycausedamagetotheengine.
Theuseofwaterwillresultinshortenedlifeandreduce
serviceability.
4. Putthemowerbackonitswheelsontheground.Ifyouhad
putplasticunderthegascap earlier,makesuretoremoveit now.
EngineCare
Alistofkeyenginemaintenancejobsrequiredforgood
performancebythemowerisgivenbelow.Followthe
accompanyingenginemanualforadetailedlistandinstructions.
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Maintainoillevelasinstructedinenginemanual.
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Serviceaircleanerevery25hoursundernormalconditions.
Cleaneveryfewhoursunderextremelydustyconditions.
Poorengineperformanceandfloodingusuallyindicates
thattheaircleanershouldbeserviced.Toservicetheair
cleaner,refertotheenginemanual.
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Cleansparkplugandresetthegaponceaseason.Spark
plugreplacementisrecommendedatthestartofeach
mowingseason.Checkenginemanualforcorrectplug
typeandgapspecifications.
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Cleanengineregularlywith
aclothorbrush.Keepthetopoftheenginecleantopermitproper
aircirculation.
Removeallgrass,dirt,andcombustibledebrisfrommufflerarea.
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Enginesstoredbetween30and90daysneedtobetreated
with
agasolinestabilizersuchas
STA-BIL
®
toprevent
deteriorationandgumfromforminginfuelsystemoron
essentialcarburetorparts.
