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Gasand Oil Fill-up
Oil
IMPORTAfl#Yourtractorisshippedwith motoroil intheengine.However,you
MUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becarefulnottooverfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto checkthe engineoil,referto CheckingTheEngineOilin
theServiceandMaintenancesectionof thismanual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankislocatedunderthehood.Donotoverfill.
Useextreme carewhen handling gasoline.Gasolineisextremelyflammable
andthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoorsor while the
engineishot or running. Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesof gnt on.
NOTE:Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Donotusegasolineleft overfromthe
previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsinthefuel system.
Thisengineiscertifiedto operateon unleadedgasoline.Forbestresults,fill
thefueltank with onlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasolinewith apumpsticker
octaneratingof 87or higher.
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.Thegasolinetank islocatedunderthehood.Removethefuel
capbyturningit counterclockwise.
2. Fillthefuel tankwith gasoline.Useonlyclean,fresh(nomorethan30days
old),unleadedgasoline.Filltankto nomorethan1/2inchbelowbottomof
filler neckto allowspaceforfuel expansion.
3. Reinstallthefuel cap.
IMPORTAN_Donotoverfillthetank.Filltankto no morethan 1/2inchbelow
bottomoffiller neckto allowspaceforfuel expansion.See.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
Goupanddownslopes,notacross.
Avoidsuddenturns.
Donotoperatetheunitwhereit couldslipor tip.
If machinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesandbackdownhillslowly.
Donotmowwhenchildrenorothersarearound.
Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
Lookdown andbehindbeforeandwhilebacking.
Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,andswitches)inplaceandworking.
Removeobjectsthat couldbethrown bytheblades.
Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsorfeet near
blades.
Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengageblades,engage
parkingbrake,shutengineoff, andremovekey.
Read Operator's Manual
Safety Interlock System
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedfor safeoperationofthetractor.Ifthis
systemshouldevermalfunction,do not operatethe tractor,Immediatelycontact
1-800-659-5917to havethe systemserviced.
Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefrom startingunless
theparkingbrakeisengagedandthePTO(BladeEngage)leverisinthe
disengaged(OFF)position.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoff the engineifthe
operatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingtheparkingbrake.
Thesafetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoff the engineifthe
operatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(BladeEngage)leverengaged,
regardlessofwhethertheparkingbrakeisengaged.
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