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STORING AND MAINTENANCE
Storing the lawnmower for extended periods
If the lawnmower is to be place into storage for more than 15 days, storage maintenance
must be performed on the lawnmower. If the following steps are not carried out, when you
next operate the lawnmower it may not start correctly and may need to be serviced.
CAUTION!
Do not empty the petrol tank in enclosed areas, near fire or when
smoking. Petrol fumes can cause explosions and fire.
1. Empty the petrol tank with a petrol suction pump if available.
2. Start the engine and let it run until any remaining petrol has been used up.
3. Change the oil at the end of every season. To do so, remove the used engine oil from
a warm engine and refill with fresh oil
4. Clean the cooling fins of the cylinder and the housing
5. Be sure to clean the entire machine to protect the paint.
6. Store the machine in a well-ventilated place.
Maintenance schedule
Performing routine maintenance correctly on your lawnmower will ensure you get years of
trouble free use.
Please keep this manual safe for future reference.
It is recommended that the following maintenance schedule is adhered to. This will ensure
the lawn-mower operated correctly and is safe to use.
12hours of use
24hours of use
36hours of use
Air filter
clean
Clean
replace
Spark plug
check
clean
replace
Engine oil
Check
Replace
check
The Engine oil should be changed after the first 8 hours.
Transport
Empty the petrol tank.
Always let the engine run until it has used up the remainder of petrol in the tank .
Empty the engine oil from the warm engine .
Remove the spark plug boot from the spark plug.
Use the original packaging to ship whenever possible.
