Drive System
Maintenance
Checking the Tire Pressure
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Every 25 hours—Check tire pressure.
Maintain the air pressure in the tires as specified. Check the
pressure at the valve stem
they are cold to get the most accurate pressure reading.
Inflate the tires to 97 kPa (14 psi).
Figure 31
1. Valve stem
(Figure
31). Check the tires when
Cooling System
Maintenance
Cleaning the Engine Screen
Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Clean the engine
To ensure proper cooling, ensure that the air-intake screen,
cooling fins, and other external surfaces of the engine are
kept clean at all times.
Use a dry brush to clean accumulated debris from the
air-intake screen and around the engine.
Important: To prevent contaminating the fuel system,
do not use water to clean the engine.
Cleaning the Engine-Cooling
Fins and Shrouds
Service Interval: Every 100 hours—Clean the engine-cooling
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1. Park the machine on a level surface, shut off the engine,
and remove the key from the ignition switch.
2. Remove the air-intake screen and cooling shrouds.
3. Clean the debris and grass from the engine parts.
4. Install the air-intake screen and cooling shrouds.
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air-intake screen.
fins and shrouds.