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GAS AND OiL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil intheengine.
However,youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowtochecktheengineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin theServiceandMaintenancesectionofthis manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankislocatedunderthehood.Donotoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
flammableandthevaporsareexplosive.Neverfuelmachineindoors
orwhiletheengineishotorrunning.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
_ppes,andothersourcesof gnton.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Donotusegasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,tominimizegumdepositsin thefuel
system.
• Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateon unleadedgasoline.Forbest
results,fillthefueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof87or higher.
• Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby
volume)isanapprovedfuel.Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such
asE85,arenotapproved.
• MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends
(uptoa maximumof 15%MTBEbyvolume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfueltankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Donotoverfillfueltank.Filltanktono morethan1/2inchbelow
bottomoffillernecktoallowspaceforfuelexpansion.
• Neverremovegascapor addfuelwhiletheengineishotor run-
ning.Allowenginetocoolatleasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineisspilled,wipeitoff theengineandequipment.Move
machinetoanotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turntheengineoff andletenginecoolatleast2 minutesbefore
removingthefuelcap.Thegasolinetankislocatedunderthe
hood.Removethefuelcapbyturningitcounterclockwise.
2. Fillthefueltankwithgasoline.Useonlyclean,fresh(nomore
than30 daysold),unleadedgasoline.Filltankto nomore
than1/2inchbelowbottomoffillernecktoallowspaceforfuel
expansion.
3. Reinstallthefuelcap.
IMPORTANT: Donotoverfillthetank.Filltanktono morethan1/2
inchbelowbottomoffillernecktoallowspaceforfuelexpansion.See
Fig.7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
• Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donotoperatetheunitwhereitcouldslipor tip.
• Ifmachinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdownhill
slowly.
• Donotmowwhenchildrenorothersare around.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
• Lookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)inplace
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthat couldbethrownbytheblades.
• Knowlocationandfunctionofall controls.
• Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff,and removekey.
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