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ParkingBrakePedal& Lever
Theparkingparkingbrakepedalislocatedonthe left siderunning
boardofthe lawntractor.It isusedto bothsetthe parkingbrake
andto stopthelawntractorin suddensituations.
Theparkingbrakeleverislocatedonthe left sideof the tractor's
dashpanel.Tosettheparkingbrake,fullydepressthe parking
parkingbrakepedal.Movetheparkingbrakeleverall the way
downandintothe parkingbrakepositionandthen releasethe
parkingbrakepedalto allowthe parkingbraketo engage.
Toreleasethe parkingbrake,depressthe parkingbrakepedaland
theparkingbrakeleverwill automaticallymoveoutof the parking
brakeposition.
Inan suddensituation,fullydepressthe parkingbrakepedalto
bringthe tractorto astopandthenimmediatelymovethespeed
controlleverto the"N" neutralposition
IMPORTANT: Donot usethe parkingparkingbrakepedalto
controlthegroundspeedof thelawntractor.Doingsowill resultin
prematurewearof drivebelt.AlwaysusetheSpeedControlLever
to controlthegroundspeedof thelawntractorandto stopthetractorundernormal
circumstances.
Note:Theparkingparkingbrakepedalmustbedepressedto startthe engine.
Theparkingbrakemustalsobe setif theoperatorleavesthe seatwith theengine
runningorthe enginewill automaticallyshutoff.Referto SafetyInterlockSwitches
laterinthissection.
Oil
IMPORTANT: Yourtractor isshippedwith motoroil inthe engine.However,
youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becarefulnotto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto checkthe engineoil,referto CheckingTheEngine0il in
theServiceandMaintenancesectionof thismanual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankislocatedunderthehood.Donotoverfill.
Useextreme carewhen handling gasoline.Gasolineisextremelyflammable
andthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoorsor while the
engineishot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesof gn t on.
NOTE:Purchasegasolinein smallquantities.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.
Donotoverfill fueltank.Filltankto no morethan 1/2inchbelowbottomof
filler neckto allowspacefor fuelexpansion.
Neverremovegascaporaddfuelwhilethe engineishotorrunning.Allow
engineto coolatleasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
Ifgasolineisspilled,wipeit offthe engineandequipment.Movemachineto
anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingtheengine.
Turnthe engineoff andlet enginecoolat least2 minutesbeforeremoving
thefuel cap.Thegasolinetankisunderthehood,with thefuel fill cap
locatedontheleft handsideof thetank.
2. Fillthefueltankwith gasoline.
3. Reinstallthefuel cap.
Note:STOPfilling tankoncefuel isseeninsidethe filler neck.Thisensuresthata
properexpansionvolumeiscreated,otherwisethe fuel canoverflowcreatinga
hazardoussituation. DoNOTfill to the topof the filler neck.SeeFigure8.
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Figure 8
Avoid SeriousInjury or Death
Goupanddownslopes,not across.
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.
ReadOperator's Manual
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