Product specifications

BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
3HECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL
, The _engineinyourtractorhas been
shipped,fromthe factory,alreadyfilled
withsummerweighto,.
, Checkengineoilwithtractoron level
_round.
emoveoil fillcap/dipstickandwipe
clean, reinsertthe dipstickand screw
cap tight,wait fora few seconds,
removeand readoillevel. If necessary,
add oil until"FULL"mark ondipstickis
reached.Do notoverfill.
Forcoldweatheroperationyou should
change oilforeasierstarting(See "OIL
VISCOSITY CHART"inthe Mainte-
nancesectionofthis manual).
Tochangeengineoil,see the Mainte-
nancesectioninthis manual.
_,DD GASOLINE -
RII fuel tank. Use fresh, clean, regular
unleadedgasolinewitha minimumof 87
octane.(Use of leaded gasolinewill
increasecarbon and lead oxide
depositsand reducevalve life). Do not
mixoil withgasoline.Purchasefuel in
_uantities that can be usedwithin30
aystoassurefuel freshness.
MPORTANT:Whenoperatingintempera-
uresbelow32°F(0°C), use fresh, clean
vintergrade gasolineto help insuregood
•oldweatherstarting.
_WARNING: Experienceindicatesthat
dcoholblendedfuels(calledgasoholor
=singethanolor methanol)can attract
nois_re whichlead_;.toseparationand
ormationof acidsduringstorage.Acidic
las can damagethe fuelsystemof an
:nginewhile instorage.Toavoidengine
)roblems,the fuelsystemshouldbe emp-
ed beforestorage of 30 days or longer.
)rainthe gas tank,startthe engineand let
Tun untilthe fuel linesandcarburetorare
mpty.Usefreshfuel nextseason. See
;torageInstructionsfor additiona'rinforma-
'on. Neveruse engineorcarburetor
:leanerproductsin the fueltank orperma-
=entdamagemay occur.
_CAUTION: Filltobottomof gas tank
Ilerneck.Do notoverfill.Wipe offany
pilledoil orfuel. DOnotstore; spilloruse
iasoline near an open flame.
O START ENGINE
Vhenstartingthe engineforthe first time
r if the..e;)_q"e -;hasrun.outof fuel, it will
lke extracrankingtimeto movefuel from
le tank to the engine.
• Besure freewheelcontroliS.in the
transmissionengagedposition.
• saonsset. opsra_ poal_ dsp_=
du=h',xa_ps_ and_ palm t_
• Placemotion controlleverin neutral (N)
position.
• Move attachmentdutch to "DISEN-
GAGED"position.
• Move throttlecontrolto chokeposition.
NOTE: Beforestarting,readthewarm and
coldstartingproceduresbelow.
• Insertkey intoignition and turn key
clockwiseto "START"positionand
release keyas soonas enginestarts.
Do not runstarter continuouslyformore
thanf'dteensedondsper minute.If the
enginedoesnotstartafter several
attempts,movethrottle controlto fast
position,wait a few minutesand try
again. If enginestilldoes notstart,
move the throttle controlback to the
chokepositionand retry.
WARM WEATHER STARTING (,50_ F and
above)
• When enginestarts, move the throttle
controlto the fast position.
• The attachmentsand groundddvecan
nowbe used. If the enginedoes not
acceptthe load,restartthe engineand
allowit towarm upfor one minute using
the chokeas describedabove.
COLD WEATHER STARTING( 50° F and
below)
When enginestarts,allowenginetorun
withthethrottlecontrolin the choke
positionuntilthe engine runsroughly,
then movethrottle control to fast posi-
tion.This may requirean enginewarm-
uppedodfromseveralsecondsto sev-
eral minutes,dependingonthe temper-
ature.
AUTOMATICTRANSMISSION WARM UP
• Beforedrivingthe unitin coldweather,
the transmissionshouldbe warmedup
as follows:
Be surethe tractoris on level(jround.
•" Place the motion controllever,n neutral.
Releasethe parkingbrakeand let the
clutch/brakeslowlyreturnto operating
position.
• Allowone minutefor transmissionto
warm up.This can be donedudngthe
enginewarm up period.
• The attachmentscanalsobe used dur-
ingthe enginewarm-upperiod afterthe
transmissionhas been warmedup.
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