Operating Guide

REV B 2-6 607203
• Keep gasoline away from open flame or spark and
store machine away from open flame or spark or
pilot light such as on a water heater or
appliances.
• Refuel outdoors. Never refuel or drain the
gasoline from the machine indoors.
• Never attempt to start the engine when there is a
strong odor of gasoline fumes present. Locate
and correct the cause.
• Store gasoline in an approved container and keep
it out of the reach of children. Never buy more
than a 30-day supply of gasoline.
• Do not fill fuel containers inside a vehicle or on a
truck or trailer bed with interior carpets or plastic
truck bed liners. Always place gasoline
containers on the ground away from your vehicle
before filling.
• When practical, remove the machine from the
truck or trailer and refuel the machine with its
wheels on the ground. If this is not possible, then
refuel such machine on the truck or trailer using a
portable container and not a fuel dispenser
nozzle. If a fuel dispenser nozzle must be used,
keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the fuel
tank or container opening at all times until
fueling is complete. Do not use a nozzle lock-
open device.
• Never use gasoline for cleaning parts.
• Read and observe safety precautions elsewhere
in this manual.
 Gasoline is harmful or fatal if swallowed.
 Avoid prolonged breathing of vapors.
• Long-term exposure to vapors can cause serious
injury and illness.
 Keep gasoline away from eyes and skin.
• Keep face away from nozzle and fuel tank or fuel
container opening.
• If gasoline is spilled on clothing, change clothing
immediately.
Safety and Instructions Decals
The decals are designed to give the operator and mechanic
brief daily operational and service information. Use these
decals as an extension of this manual. Do not remove or
obliterate the decals. Replace unreadable or missing decals.
It is the owner’s responsibility to make certain that the
operators and mechanics read and understand all decals
before operating this machine.
The following illustrations show the safety decals that are
located on the mower. A brief explanation is shown to help
the operator understand the decal’s meaning.
Specific safety warning decals are located on the
equipment near the immediate areas of potential
hazards. Do not remove or obliterate these decals.
Replace them if they become non-readable.
• Read Operator’s Manual and Safety Warning Decals before
attempting to operate this machine.
Part Number 607296
WARNING: Fire! Part Number 607289
• Read operator’s man-
ual before attempting
to operate this
machine.
• Do not smoke while refueling.
• Do not remove the fuel tank cap or fill
tank with engine running or while the
engine is hot.
• Allow the mower, especially the engine,
to cool in a well ventilated area before
storing inside a building or other enclo-
sure.
• Store away from open flame or spark if
there is fuel in tank.
• Clean up any gasoline spills.
• Do not refuel while in enclosed trailer or
other enclosed areas.
• Maximum of 10% ethanol (E10) in fuel.
Fuels with greater than 10% ethanol,
(such as E15, E20 and E85) voids war-
ranty. Fuels with greater than 10% etha-
nol are not approved for use and such
use could cause equipment failure and
pose a fire hazard.
WARNING
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607289