Manual

GAS AND OiL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,you MUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowtochecktheengineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankis locatedunderthe hood.Donotoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
orwhilethe engineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
_ppes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Do notuse gasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineis certifiedto operateon unleadedgasoline.For best
results,fill the fueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof87or higher.
• Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby
volume)is anapprovedfuel.Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such
as E85,arenot approved.
• MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends
(upto a maximumof 15%MTBEby volume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfueltankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Do notoverfillfuel tank.Filltankto no morethan 1/2inch below
bottomof filler neckto allowspaceforfuel expansion.
• Neverremovegas capor addfuel whilethe engineishot or run-
ning.Allowenginetocool at leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineis spilled,wipe it off theengineandequipment.Move
machineto anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turnthe engineoff andlet enginecool at least2 minutesbefore
removingthe fuelcap.The gasolinetankis locatedunderthe
hood.Removethe fuel cap byturningit counterclockwise.
2. Fillthe fuel tankwithgasoline.Useonlyclean,fresh(nomore
than30 daysold), unleadedgasoline.Filltankto nomore
than 1/2inchbelowbottomof fillerneckto allowspacefor fuel
expansion.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
IMPORTANT: Donot overfillthe tank.Fill tankto no morethan 1/2
inch belowbottomoffiller necktoallowspaceforfuel expansion.See
Fig.7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
• Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donot operatethe unitwhereitcould slipor tip.
• Ifmachinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdownhill
slowly.
• Donot mowwhenchildrenorothersare around.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
• Lookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)inplace
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthat couldbethrownby the blades.
• Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
• Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, and removekey.
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