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Gasand Oil Fill-up
Oil
IMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwith motoroil in the engine.However,you
MUSTchecktheoii levelbeforeoperating.Becarefulnot tooverfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto checkthe engineoil,referto CheckingTheEngineOilin
theServiceandMaintenancesectionof thismanual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetank islocatedunderthe hood.Donotoverfill.
Useextreme carewhen handling gasoline.Gasolineisextremely flammable
andthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoorsorwhile the
engineishotor running. Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesof gnt on.
NOTE:Purchasegasolinein smallquantities.Donotusegasolineleft overfromthe
previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsinthefuel system.
Thisengineiscertifiedto operateonunleadedgasoline.Forbestresults,fill
thefueltank with onlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasolinewith apumpsticker
octaneratingof 87orhigher.
Gasohol(upto 10%ethyl alcohol,90%unleadedgasolinebyvolume)isan
approvedfuel.Othergasoline/alcoholblends,suchasE85,arenotapproved.
MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends(upto a
maximumof 15%MTBEbyvolume)areapprovedfuels.Othergasoline/ether
blendsarenotapproved.
Fillfueltank outdoorsor inwell-ventilatedarea.
Donotoverfillfueltank.Filltankto nomorethan1/2inchbelowbottomof
filler neckto allowspaceforfuel expansion.
Neverremovegascapor addfuelwhiletheengineis hotor running.Allow
engineto coolat leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
If gasolineisspilled,wipeit off theengineandequipment.Movemachineto
anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingtheengine.
ToAdd Gasoline
1. Turnthe engineoff andletenginecoolat least2minutesbeforeremoving
thefuelcap.Thegasolinetankisunderthe rearfender,with thefuel fill cap
locatedin thecenterofthe rearfender.Thefuel capistetheredto the tractor
to preventits loss.Donotattempt to removethecapfrom the tractor.
2. Fillthefuel tank withgasoline.
3. Reinstallthe fuel cap.
Note:Thetractorisfitted with atethered,ratchetingfuel cap.STOPfilling thetank
oncethe fuel isseeninsidethe filler neck.Thisensuresthataproperexpansion
volumeiscreated,otherwisethefuel canoverflowcreatinga hazardoussituation.
DoNOTtop offthe fueltank.SeeFigure7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
Goupanddownslopes,notacross.
Avoidsuddenturns.
Donotoperatetheunitwhereit couldslipor tip.
If machinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesandbackdownhillslowly.
Donotmowwhenchildrenor othersarearound.
Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
Lookdown andbehindbeforeandwhilebacking.
Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,andswitches)inplaceandworking.
Removeobjectsthat couldbethrown bytheblades.
Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor feet near
blades.
Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengageblades,engage
parkingbrake,shutengineoff,andremovekey.
Read Operator's Manual
Safety Interlock System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedfor safeoperationofthe tractor.Ifthis
systemshouldevermalfunction,do notoperatethetractor.Immediatelycontact
1-800-659-5917to havethesystemserviced.
Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefrom startingunless
theparkingbrakeisengagedandthePTO(BladeEngage)leverisin the
disengaged(OFF)position.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoff the engineif the
operatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoff the engineif the
operatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(BladeEngage)leverengaged,
regardlessofwhetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
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