Patent ID: 6427427
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: F01M,F02B

Abstract:
An implement, comprising:a deck enclosing a blade; an internal combustion engine attached to said deck and having a crankshaft drivably connected to said blade, said engine further having a crankcase, said crankcase including a mounting flange connected to said deck and carrying an oil sump in a lower portion of said crankcase; and an oil drain valve mounted to said crankcase, including a valve body integral with said mounting flange, an oil drain opening in communication with said oil sump and disposed below said deck, and a valve member disposed in said valve body and having a manually operable control element disposed above said deck, said valve member moveable between a first position in which said valve member blocks said oil drain opening and a second position in which oil may drain from said oil sump through said oil drain opening; and an oil sight gauge mounted to said crankcase, said oil sight gauge in fluid communication with said oil sump.