Operator's Manual

FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page31).
CheckingtheParkingBrake
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Starttheengine,raisethecuttingunits,
disengagetheparkingbrake,andmovethe
machinetoanopenatarea.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake(Figure27).
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Figure27
3.Pressthetractionpedaltomovethemachine
forward.
Note:Ifthemachinemovesforwardwiththe
parkingbrakeengaged,adjustparkingbrake;
refertoAdjustingtheParkingBrake(page43).
Note:Movingthemachineforwardwiththe
parkingbrakeengagedwillcausetheengineto
shutoff.
4.Ifyouadjustedtheparkingbrake,repeatsteps
2and3.
Note:Ifthemachinemovesforwardwiththe
parkingbrakeengaged:servicetheparking
brakes,checkleftandrightbrakelinkagefor
damage,andcheckthebrakeleverpivotfor
damage;refertoServicingtheParkingBrakes
(page43).
5.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operator’sseat.
FillingtheFuelTank
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswith
low(<500ppm)orultra-low(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.
Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180days
toensurefuelfreshness.
Thefueltankcapacityisapproximately42L(11US
gallons).
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(Number2-D)at
temperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)andwinter-grade
dieselfuel(Number1-DorNumber1-D/2-Dblend)
below-7°C(20°F).Usingwinter-gradefuelatlower
temperaturesprovideslowerashpointandcoldow
characteristicswhichwilleasestartingandreduce
pluggingofthefuellter.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)will
contributetowardlongerfuel-pumplifeandincreased
powercomparedtowinter-gradefuel.
Themachineisbiodieselready.
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultra-lowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,andgasketsincontactwith
fuelastheymaydegradeovertime.
•Expectpluggingofthefuellterforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
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