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• Use sharp blades.
• Keep the bottom side of the cutting means
clean.
9 MAINTENANCE
9.1
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
To keep the machine in good working order in
terms of reliability, safety and environmental
protection, always adhere to the GGP servicing
programme.
The points of intervention for this programme
are illustrated in the attached GGP maintenance
manual.
The Basic Service must always be carried out by
an authorized service workshop.
The First Service and Intermediate Service should
be carried out by an authorized service workshop,
but can also be carried out by the user.
The procedures are indicated in the handbook and
are described in the chapter "7 START-UP AND
OPERATION" as well as here below.
The checks carried out by an authorized service
workshop guarantee professional workmanship
and the use of genuine spare parts.
The handbook is stamped every time a Basic Ser-
vice is performed and each time an Intermediate
Service is carried out by an authorized service
workshop. A handbook with these stamps increa-
ses the second-hand value of the machine.
9.2
PREPARATION
All service and all maintenance checks
must be carried out on a stationary ma-
chine with the engine switched off.
Always apply the parking brake to stop
the machine from moving.
Stop the engine.
Prevent inadvertent start-up of the en-
gine by disconnecting the spark plug
cables and removing the ignition key.
9.3
MAINTENANCE TABLE
See chapter "13 MAINTENANCE SUM-
MARY TABLE". The table is designed to
help you keep your machine in efficient
and safe working order. It indicates the
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main operations to be performed and
the frequency of the same. Perform the
relative operation described based on
the first deadline to arrive.
Change the oil more frequently if the
engine has to work in difficult condi-
tions or when the ambient temperature
is high.
9.4
TYRE PRESSURE
Adjust the tyre pressure to meet the values provi-
ded in "0 TECHNICAL DATA TABLE".
9.5
ENGINE OIL TOP-UP/CHANGE
For this maintenance operation, see
also the manual for the engine supplied
with the machine.
9.5.1 Inspection / top-up (21)
Always check the fluid level before use.
To check the level, make sure the ma-
chine is on even ground.
Wipe around the dipstick. Unscrew it and
pull it out. Wipe the dipstick clean.
Push the dipstick down completely wi-
thout screwing it into place.
Now unscrew and pull the dipstick up
again. Read off the oil level.
Top up if the level is lower than the
"FULL" mark (21;).
The oil level must never exceed the
"FULL" mark. This results in the engine
overheating. If the oil level exceeds the
"FULL" mark, the oil must be drained
until the correct level is achieved.
Change the oil more frequently if the engine has
to work in difficult conditions or when the ambient
temperature is high.
9.5.2 Oil change/filling (21)
For the frequency of this intervention
see chapter 13.
For the type of oil to use please refer to
"0 TECHNICAL DATA TABLE".
Use oil with no additives.
Change the oil when the engine is warm.
The oil may be very hot just after the
engine has been switched off. Conse-