Manual

Gas and Oil Fill=up
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iMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,you MUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowtochecktheengineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Alwayschecktheengineoil levelbeforeeachuseas instructedin
the Maintenancesection.Addoilas necessary.Failureto do so may
resultin seriousdamageto yourengine.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankis locatedunderthe hood.Do notoverfill.
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. Fillthefuel tankwithgasoline.Useonlyclean,fresh(nomorethan
30daysold),unleadedgasoline.Filltankto nomorethan 1/2inch
belowbottomof fillernecktoallowspaceforfuelexpansion.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
iMPORTANT: Donot overfillthe tank. Filltankto nomorethan 1/2
inchbelowbottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel expansion.See
Fig.6.
Figure 6
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
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The safetyinterlocksystemisdesignedfor safeoperationof the trac-
tor.If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,donot operatethe tractor,
immediatelycontact1-800-4-MY-HOMEto havethe systemserviced.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe enginefromstarting
unlessthe parkingbrakeisengagedandthe PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris inthe disengaged(OFF)position.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engineif
the operatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwillautomaticallyshutoff theengineif
the operatorleavesthetractor'sseatwiththePTO(BladeEngage)
leverengaged,regardlessof whetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
• The enginewill automaticallyshutoff if the PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris movedinto theengaged(ON) positionwiththe shiftlever
in Reverse.
Avoid Serious injury or Death
• Goup anddownslopes,not across.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Do notoperatetheunitwhereitcouldsliportip.
• If machinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesandbackdownhill
slowly.
• Do notmowwhenchildrenor othersarearound.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwithbladesoff.
• Lookdownandbehindbeforeandwhilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,andswitches)in place
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthatcould bethrownby the blades.
• Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
• Be surebladesandengineare stoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, andremovekey.
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