Greasing the Motion
Controls
Service Interval: Yearly
Grease the operator-presence-control balljoint and
the motion-control bushing for both levers.
Note:
Use an oil drip between the lever brackets to
grease the bushing, located in the pivot tube.
Figure 32
1. Operator-presence control
balljoint
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2. Pivot tube
Engine Maintenance
WARNING
Contact with hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep your hands, feet, face, clothing, and
other body parts away the muffler and other
hot surfaces.
Engine Safety
Shut off the engine before checking the oil or adding
oil to the crankcase.
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Service Interval: Every 150 hours
Every 300 hours/Yearly (whichever comes
first)—Replace the primary air filter (more often
in dusty or sandy conditions).
Every 300 hours—Check the inner air filter.
Every 600 hours—Replace the inner air filter.
Note:
Check the filters more frequently if the
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy.
Removing the Filters
1.
Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control
levers to the N
engage the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Release the latches on the air cleaner and
pull the air-inlet cover off the air-cleaner body
(Figure
33).
4.
Clean the air-inlet screen and cover.
5.
Install the air-inlet cover and secure it with the
latches
(Figure
28
-
position, and
EUTRAL
LOCK
33).