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Maintenance
Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)
Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 25 hours
Before each use or daily
Every 40 hours
Every 50 hours
Every 100 hours
Every 150 hours
Every 200 hours
Every 300 hours
Yearly or before storage
Pre-Maintenance
Procedures
Disconnecting the
Spark-Plug Wire
Before performing any maintenance on the engine,
belts, or blades, disconnect the spark-plug wire from
the spark plug
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Maintenance Procedure
• Change the engine oil.
• Check the engine-oil level.
• Check the gearcase oil level.
• Clean debris from the air cleaner and engine.
• Lubricate the blade arms.
• Inspect the air cleaner elements.
• Check for loose fasteners.
• Check the belt, pulley alignment, belt tension, and belt-guide gap.
• Clean the air filter elements. Clean them more frequently in dusty operating
conditions.
• Change the engine oil.
• Inspect and adjust the spark plug; replace it if necessary.
• Change the gearcase oil.
• Replace the spark plug.
• Replace the paper air cleaner element. Replace it more frequently in dusty operating
conditions.
• Touch up chipped paint
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1. Spark-plug wire
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