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Avoid Serious injury or Death
• Goupanddown slopes,not across.
Avoidsuddenturns.
Do notoperatethe unit whereitcouldslip or tip.
If machinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdownhill
slowly.
• Do notmowwhenchildrenor othersare around.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwithbladesoff.
• Lookdownandbehindbeforeand whilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,andswitches)in place
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthat couldbe thrownbythe blades.
• Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
• Besure bladesand engineare stoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff,and removekey.
Read Operator's Manual
OIL AND GAS FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT:Yourtractoris shippedwithmotoroil in theengine.
However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Seethe
"ServiceandMaintenance"section.
Gasoline
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableand the vaporsare explosive.Neverfuel machine
indoorsor whilethe engineis hot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars,pipes,andothersourcesof ignition.
NOTE: Purchasegasolinein smallquantities.Donot usegasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineis certifiedto operateon 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)and unleadedgasolineblends
(upto a maximumof 15%MTBEby volume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfuel tankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Donot overfillfuel tank.Filltankto nomorethan 1/2 inchbelow
bottomof filler neckto allow spacefor fuelexpansion.
• Neverremovegascap or addfuelwhilethe engineis hotor run-
ning.Allowengineto coolat leasttwominutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineis spilled,wipeit off the engineandequipment.Move
machineto anotherarea.Wait 5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
1. Turnthe engineoffand letenginecool at least2 minutesbefore
removingthe fuel cap.The gasolinetank is underthe rear fender,
withthe fuel fill cap locatedin the centerof the rearfender.
The fuelcap is tetheredto the tractorto preventits loss.Do not
attemptto removethe capfromthe tractor.
2. Fillthe fueltankwithgasoline.
3. Reinstallthe fuel cap.
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
The safetyinterlocksystemis designedfor safeoperationof the trac-
tor.If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,donot operatethe tractor,
immediatelycontactyourSearsParts& RepairServiceCenter.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe enginefrom starting
unlessthe parkingbrakeis engagedandthe PTOknob is inthe
disengaged(OFF)position.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engineif
the operatorleavesthe seat beforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engine
if theoperatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwith the PTO(Blade
Engage)knobengaged,regardlessof whetherthe parkingbrake
is engaged.
• Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWINGposition,the
electricPTOclutchwill automaticallyshutoff if the PTOknobis in
the engaged(ON) positionandthe drivepedalis depressedfor
Reversetravel.
Tamperingwithor attemptingto bypassthe SafetyInterlockSwitches
in anywaywill voidyourtractor'swarranty.Donot operatethe tractor
if the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.
REVERSE CAUTION MODE
Useextremecautionwhileoperatingthe tractorinthe REVERSE
CAUTIONMODE.Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhile
backing.Donot operatethe tractorwhenchildrenorothersare
around.Stopthetractorimmediatelyif someoneentersthe area.
The REVERSECAUTIONMODEpositionof the key switchmodule
allowsthe tractorto beoperatedin reversewiththe blades(PTO)
engaged.
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