Manual

GAS AND OiL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT:Yourtractoris shippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto checktheengineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionofthis manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankis locatedunderthe hood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
orwhilethe engineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
_ppes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Do notuse gasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,tominimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineis certifiedtooperateon unleadedgasoline.For best
results,fill the fueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof 87or 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.
• Fillfuel tankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Do notoverfillfueltank. Filltankto no morethan 1/2inch below
bottomoffiller neckto allowspacefor fuel expansion.
• Neverremovegas capor addfuel whilethe engineis hot or run-
ning.Allowengineto cool at leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineis spilled,wipeit 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 1/2inch belowbottomoffiller neckto allowspacefor fuel
expansion.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
IMPORTANT: Donot overfillthe tank.Fill tankto no morethan 1/2
inch belowbottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel expansion.See
Fig.7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
• Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donot operatetheunitwhereit could 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.
• Knowlocationandfunctionofall controls.
• Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff,and removekey.
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