Operator's Manual

PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page35).
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.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekeyfromtheignition
switch.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-tankcap(Figure
27).
3.Removethefuel-tankcap.
4.Fillthetanktothebottomofthellerneck.Do
notoverllthetank.
5.Installthecap.
6.Topreventarehazard,wipeupanyfuelthat
mayhavespilled.
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Figure27
1.Fuel-tankcap
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,fueland
fuelvaporsarehighlyammableand
explosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcancause
propertydamage.
Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.
Addfueltothefueltankuntilthelevel
is6to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthe
bottomofthellerneck.Thisempty
spaceinthetankallowsthefuelto
expand.
CheckingtheLevelofthe
EngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theenginecomeswithoilinthecrankcase;however,
youmustchecktheoillevelbeforeandafteryourst
starttheengine.
Thecrankcasecapacityisapproximately3.8L(4US
qt)withthelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIclassicationlevelrequired:CH-4,CI-4,or
higher.
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40—above0ºF(-17ºC)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30—all
temperatures)
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