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GAS AND OiL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT: Yourtractoris shippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto checkthe engineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankis locatedunderthe hood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsare explosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
orwhilethe engine is hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
_ppes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Do notuse gasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineis certifiedto operateon unleadedgasoline.For best
results,fill the fueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof 87 or higher.
• Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby
volume)is an approvedfuel. Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such
as E85,are not approved.
• MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends
(upto a maximumof 15%MTBEby volume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfuel tankoutdoorsor in 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. Fillthe fuel tankwith gasoline.Useonlyclean, fresh (no more
than30 daysold), unleadedgasoline.Filltank to no more
than 1/2inch belowbottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel
expansion.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
IMPORTANT: Donot overfillthe tank.Fill tankto no morethan 1/2
inch belowbottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel expansion.See
Fig.7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
• Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donot operatethe unitwhereit could slipor tip.
• If machinestopsgoing uphill,stop bladesand backdownhill
slowly.
• Donot mowwhenchildrenorothersare around.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
• Lookdownand behindbeforeand whilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)in place
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthat couldbethrownby the blades.
• Knowlocationand functionof all controls.
• Be surebladesand engine are stoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnear blades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stop tractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, and removekey.
Read Operator's Manual
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