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BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
3HECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL
, The _engineinyourtractorhasbeen
shipped,fromthefactory,alreadyfilled
withsummerweighto,.
, Checkengineoilwithtractoron level
_round.
emoveoilfillcap/dipstickandwipe
clean,reinsertthedipstickand screw
captight,waitfora few seconds,
removeand readoillevel.Ifnecessary,
add oiluntil"FULL"markondipstickis
reached.Do notoverfill.
Forcoldweatheroperationyou should
changeoilforeasierstarting(See "OIL
VISCOSITY CHART"inthe Mainte-
nancesectionofthis manual).
Tochangeengineoil,see the Mainte-
nancesectioninthis manual.
_,DDGASOLINE -
RIIfuel tank. Usefresh, clean, regular
unleadedgasolinewitha minimumof87
octane.(Useofleadedgasolinewill
increasecarbon and lead oxide
depositsand reducevalvelife).Do not
mixoilwithgasoline.Purchasefuel in
_uantitiesthat can beusedwithin30
aystoassurefuel freshness.
MPORTANT:Whenoperatingintempera-
uresbelow32°F(0°C), usefresh, clean
vintergradegasolinetohelpinsuregood
•oldweatherstarting.
_WARNING: Experienceindicatesthat
dcoholblendedfuels(calledgasoholor
=singethanolormethanol)can attract
nois_re whichlead_;.toseparationand
ormationofacidsduringstorage.Acidic
lascandamagethefuelsystemofan
:nginewhileinstorage.Toavoidengine
)roblems,the fuelsystemshouldbe emp-
ed beforestorage of30 daysor longer.
)rainthegas tank,starttheengineand let
Tun untilthe fuel linesandcarburetorare
mpty.Usefreshfuel nextseason. See
;torageInstructionsfor additiona'rinforma-
'on. Neveruseengineorcarburetor
:leanerproductsin thefueltankorperma-
=entdamagemay occur.
_CAUTION: Filltobottomofgas tank
Ilerneck.Do notoverfill.Wipe offany
pilledoilorfuel. DOnotstore; spilloruse
iasolinenear an openflame.
O START ENGINE
Vhenstartingthe engineforthefirst time
rifthe..e;)_q"e -;hasrun.outoffuel,it will
lke extracrankingtimeto movefuel from
le tanktothe engine.
• Besure freewheelcontroliS.in the
transmissionengagedposition.
• saonsset. opsra_ poal_ dsp_=
du=h',xa_ps_ and_ palm t_
• Placemotion controlleverin neutral (N)
position.
• Move attachmentdutchto"DISEN-
GAGED"position.
• Move throttlecontroltochokeposition.
NOTE: Beforestarting,readthewarmand
coldstartingproceduresbelow.
• Insertkey intoignition and turnkey
clockwiseto"START"positionand
release keyas soonas enginestarts.
Do not runstarter continuouslyformore
thanf'dteensedondsper minute.Ifthe
enginedoesnotstartafterseveral
attempts,movethrottle controltofast
position,waita few minutesand try
again. Ifenginestilldoes notstart,
movethethrottle controlbacktothe
chokepositionand retry.
WARM WEATHERSTARTING (,50_ Fand
above)
• When enginestarts, move thethrottle
controltothefast position.
• The attachmentsand groundddvecan
nowbe used.Iftheenginedoes not
acceptthe load,restartthe engineand
allowittowarm upfor one minute using
thechokeas describedabove.
COLD WEATHER STARTING( 50° F and
below)
When enginestarts,allowenginetorun
withthethrottlecontrolin thechoke
positionuntilthe engine runsroughly,
then movethrottle control tofast posi-
tion.This may requirean enginewarm-
uppedodfromseveralsecondstosev-
eral minutes,dependingonthe temper-
ature.
AUTOMATICTRANSMISSION WARM UP
• Beforedrivingtheunitin coldweather,
thetransmissionshouldbe warmedup
as follows:
Be surethe tractorison level(jround.
•" Placethe motion controllever,n neutral.
Releasethe parkingbrakeand letthe
clutch/brakeslowlyreturnto operating
position.
• Allowone minutefor transmissionto
warmup.Thiscanbe donedudngthe
enginewarmup period.
• The attachmentscanalsobe used dur-
ingthe enginewarm-upperiod afterthe
transmissionhasbeen warmedup.
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