Manual

GAS AND OiL FILL-UP f "_
Oil (one bottle shipped with unit)
FirstTimeUse
1. Removeoilfill dipstick.
2. Withthe tilleron levelground,usea funnelto emptyentire
contentsofoil bottleprovidedintothe engine.
3. Replaceoilfill dipstickandtighten.
Subsequent Uses
Only usehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification
SF,SG, SH,SJor higher.Selectthe oil's SAEviscositygradeaccord-
ingto the expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthechartbelow.
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Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W30,10W30,etc.)improvestarting
in coldweather,theywill resultinincreasedoil consumptionwhen
usedabove32°RCheckyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoid
possibleenginedamagefromrunninglowon oil.
1. Checkthe oillevelmakingcertainnotto rubthe dipstickalong
the insidewallsof the oil fill tube.Thiswould resultina false
dipstickreading.Wipedipstickcleanwithcloth. Replacedipstick
into theoil fillerneck, butdo not screwit in. Removeandcheck
oil level.Refillto FULLmarkon dipstick,if necessary.Capacityis
approximately20oz.Overfillingwillcausethe engineto smoke
profuselyandwill resultin poorengineperformance.
2. Replaceoilfill dipstickandtighten.
3. Keepoil levelat FULL.Runningthe enginewithtoo littleoilcan
resultinpermanentenginedamage.
Transmission/Gear Oil
FirstTimeUse
1. Withthe tilleron levelground,pullthe DepthRegulatorLever
backandthenall thewayup untilthe lowestnotchin the leveris
engaged.SeeFigure6.
2. Removethe oilfill plugfromthe transmissionhousingcoverand
locatethe maindrive shaftsituatedinsidethe housing.
See Figure7.
3. The gearoil levelis correctif the gearoilis approximatelyhalfway
up theside of the maindriveshaft.
4. If the oillevelis low,referto the transmissiongearoilunderthe
MaintenanceSection.
Depth Regulater Lever
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Figure6
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Figure7
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Useextremecarewhen handlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
flammableandthevaporsare explosive.Neverfuelmachineindoors
or whiletheengineis hot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
pipes,andothersourcesof ignition.
Gasoline
1. Removefuel capfromthe fueltank.
2. Makesurethe containerfromwhichyou will pourthe gasolineis
cleanandfree fromrustorforeignparticles.Neverusegasoline
that maybe stalefromlongperiodsof storageinits container.
Gasolinethathas beensittingforany periodlongerthanfour
weeksshouldbeconsideredstale.
3. Fillfuel tankwithclean,fresh,unleadedregulargasolineonly.Do
not usegasolinecontainingMETHANOL.Replacefuel cap.