Operator's Manual

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1.Dipstick2.Fillercap
3.Replacethedipstick.
4.Startandruntheengineatidlefor30seconds,then
shuttheengineoff.Wait30seconds,thenrepeat
steps2–3.
Important:Checkthelevelofoilevery8
operatinghoursordaily.Changetheoil
andlterinitiallyaftertherst50hoursof
operation,thereafterchangetheoilandthe
lterevery150hours.However,changetheoil
morefrequentlywhentheengineisoperatedin
extremelydustyordirtyconditions.
5.Installthellercapanddipstickrmlyinplace.
FillingtheFuelTank
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswith
low(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.
Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180daysto
ensurefuelfreshness.
Fueltankcapacity:6U.S.gallons(22.7l)
Usesummergradedieselfuel(No.2–D)at
temperaturesabove20degreesF(–7degreesC)and
wintergrade(No.1–DorNo.1–D/2–Dblend)below
thattemperature.Useofwintergradefuelatlower
temperaturesprovideslowerashpointandcoldow
characteristicswhichwilleasestartingandreducefuel
lterplugging.
Useofsummergradefuelabove20degreesF(–7
degreesC)willcontributetowardlongerfuelpumplife
andincreasedpowercomparedtowintergradefuel.
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4to
1/2in.(6to13mm)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,sealed,safety-approved
container.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel
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