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Maintenance
Changing The Engine Oil
Tools and Supplies needed:
•
SAE 30 HD Oil (refer to your Engine Owner’s Manual for
quantity required)
•
Suitable container for used oil
•
Rags
•
Wooden pallet or workbench
NOTE: Drain the oil when the engine is warm. Warm oil drains
quickly and completely.
1. For convenience, place the machine up on a wooden pallet or
workbench.
2. Remove the oil cap/dipstick and position a suitable oil receptacle
beside the oil fill tube.
3. Make sure to securely tighten the gas fill cap.
4. Using the handle of the trimmer/mower, tip the machine
to drain the oil out through the oil filler tube into a suitable
receptacle. (Figure 12).
NOTE: Be sure to use environmentally safe disposal procedures in
the disposing of the used oil.
5. Refill the engine using SAE 30 HD oil to the level indicated on
the dipstick.
Adjusting the Belt Tension through the Trimmer Control Cable
Before adjusting the trim ball belt tension cable, check that the belt
is properly installed. Also make sure the cable is attached to the
bail bar.
The belt will stretch a little when new, then more over time.
If the trim ball does not spin with the safety bar engaged, adjust
the trimmer control cable to put more tension on it. The adjuster is
located on the control cable itself.
1. Locate the trim ball cable along the left handlebar. There is an in-
line adjuster to change the tension on the cable (Figure 13).
2. You can take the slack out of the cable by holding the hex flat
sections of the in-line adjuster and rotating the body of the in-
line adjuster in the counterclockwise direction as you look down
on the cable. If the cable is too tight, you can loosen the cable by
twisting the adjuster in the opposite direction.
3. If the in-line adjuster cable is adjusted all the way out and more
adjustment is needed then the belt needs to be replaced.
Figure 13
Figure 12
TRIMMER
CONTROL
CABLE
OIL CAP
DIPSTICK
