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GAS AND OIL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT: Yourtractorisshippedwith motoroil in the engine.
However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Be careful
not tooverfill.
For instructionsonhowto checkthe engineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetank islocatedunderthe hood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsare explosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
orwhile theengineishotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
p pes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmall quantities.Do notuse gasolineleft
overfrom the previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsinthe fuel
system.
• Thisengineiscertifiedto operateonunleadedgasoline.For best
results,fill thefuel tankwithonlyclean, 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)areapprovedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsarenotapproved.
• Fill fueltankoutdoorsor in well-ventilatedarea.
• Do notoverfillfuel tank. Filltankto no morethan 1/2inchbelow
bottomof fillerneck to allowspacefor fuel expansion.
• Neverremovegas cap oradd fuel whilethe engineishot or run-
ning.Allowengineto cool at leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• If gasolineisspilled,wipe itoff the engineandequipment.Move
machineto anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turnthe engineoff andlet enginecoolat least2 minutesbefore
removingthe fuelcap. Thegasolinetank islocatedunderthe
hood.Removethefuel cap byturningitcounterclockwise.
2. Fill thefuel tankwith gasoline.Useonly clean,fresh(nomore
than30 daysold), unleadedgasoline.Filltankto no more
than 1/2 inchbelowbottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel
expansion.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
IMPORTANT: Donot overfillthe tank.Filltankto nomorethan 1/2
inchbelowbottomof fillerneck to allowspace forfuel expansion.See
Fig.7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious injury or Death
• Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donot operatethe unitwhereitcould slipor tip.
• If machinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesandbackdownhill
slowly.
• Donot mowwhenchildrenorothersarearound.
• Nevercarry children,evenwithbladesoff.
• Lookdownandbehind beforeand whilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)in place
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthatcould be thrownby the blades.
• Knowlocationand functionof all controls.
• Be surebladesand enginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnear blades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, and removekey.
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