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M
AINTENANCE
Your ECHO product is designed to provide many hours of trouble free service. Regular scheduled maintenance will help
achieve that goal. If you are unsure or are not equipped with the necessary tools, you may want to take your unit to an
ECHO Service Dealer for maintenance. To help you decide whether you want to DO-IT-YOURSELF or have the ECHO
Dealer do it, each maintenance task has been graded.
SKILL
LEVEL
Level 1
=
Easy to do. Most required tools come with unit.
Level 2
=
Moderate difficulty. Some specialized tools may be required.
Level 3
=
Experience required. Specialized tools are required.
ECHO offers
REPOWER
TM
Maintenance Kits and Parts to make your maintenance job easier. Just below each task
heading are listed the various part numbers required for that task. See your ECHO dealer for these parts.
MAINTENACE
INTERVALS
Component/System
Maintenance Procedure
Skill Level
Frequency
Drive Shaft
Grease
1
Every 50 hours of use
Gear Housing
Grease
1
Every 15-25 hours of use
Screws/Nuts/Bolts
Inspect/Tighten/Replace
1
Before each use
Blades
Lubrication
1
Every 15 - 25 hours of use
Blades
Sharpen
3
As needed
Blades
Adjustment
2
Every 40 hours of use
LUBRICATION
Blades
Level
1.
Tools Required:
Clean Rag, Brush , Oil Can, (2) 10 mm wrench.
Parts Required:
20W Engine Oil (lubrication), 50-50 mixture of kerosene
and 20W oil (cleaning).
WARNING
DANGER
Shaft Hedge Clipper Blades are very sharp. Wear gloves to protect
hands, otherwise serious personal injury may result.
1. Brush loose debris from blade and coat both sides of blade with the
50-50 cleaning mixture.
