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Gas and Oil Fill=up
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iMPORTANT: Yourtractoris shippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Be careful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionson howto checkthe engineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Alwayschecktheengineoil levelbeforeeachuseas instructedin
the Maintenancesection.Addoil as necessary.Failureto do so may
resultin seriousdamageto yourengine.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetank is locatedunderthe hood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsare explosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
orwhilethe engineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
_ppes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolinein small quantities.Do notuse gasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineis certifiedto operateon unleadedgasoline.For best
results,fill the fueltank with onlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof 87or higher.
• Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby
volume)is an approvedfuel. 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 notoverfillfuel tank. Filltankto no morethan 1/2inch below
bottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel expansion.
• Neverremovegas capor addfuel whilethe engineis hot or run-
ning.Allowengineto cool 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. Filltank to nomorethan 1/2
inchbelowbottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel expansion.See
Fig.6.
Figure 6
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
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The safetyinterlocksystemis designedfor safeoperationof the trac-
tor.If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,do not operatethe tractor,
immediatelycontact1-800-4-MY-HOMEto havethe systemserviced.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe enginefrom starting
unlessthe parkingbrakeis engagedandthe PTO(Blade Engage)
leveris in the disengaged(OFF)position.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshut off the engineif
the operatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwillautomaticallyshutoff theengineif
the operatorleavesthetractor'sseatwiththePTO(BladeEngage)
leverengaged,regardlessof whetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
• The enginewill automaticallyshut off if the PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris movedinto theengaged(ON) positionwiththe shiftlever
in Reverse.
Avoid Serious injury or Death
• Goup anddownslopes,not across.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Do notoperatethe unitwhereitcouldslip ortip.
• If machinestopsgoinguphill,stop bladesand back downhill
slowly.
• Do not mowwhenchildrenor othersarearound.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwithbladesoff.
• Lookdownandbehindbeforeandwhilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,andswitches)in place
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthatcould be thrownby the blades.
• Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
• Be surebladesandengineare stoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnear blades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shut engineoff, andremovekey.
Read Operator's Manual
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