Operator's Manual

AddingFuel
RecommendedFuel
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan
30daysold),unleadedgasolinewithacetane
ratingof87orhigher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol
(gasohol)or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutyl
ether)byvolumeisacceptable.Ethanoland
MTBEarenotthesame.Gasolinewith15%
ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnotapprovedforuse.
Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmorethan
10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15(contains
15%ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),orE85
(containsupto85%ethanol).Usingunapproved
gasolinemaycauseperformanceproblemsand/or
enginedamagewhichmaynotbecoveredunder
warranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessafuelstabilizer
isused.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
FillingtheFuelTank
Thefuel-tankcapacityisapproximately18.9L(5US
gallons).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-tankcap(Figure
14).
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Figure14
1.Empty4.Full
2.Halffull
5.Fuel-tankcap
3.Needle6.Fuelgauge
5.Removethefuel-tankcap.
6.Fillthetanktoabout25mm(1inch)belowthe
topoftank(bottomofthellerneck).
Note:Thisspaceinthetankallowsfuelto
expand.Donotoverllthefueltank.
7.Installthefuel-tankcapsecurely.
8.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
BreakinginaNewMachine
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours—Perform
theguidelinesforbreakinginanew
machine.
Performthefollowingguidelinestoprovideproper
performanceforthemachine.
•Ensurethatthebrakesareburnished;referto3
BurnishingtheBrakes(page10).
•Checktheuidandengine-oillevelsregularly.
Remainalertforsignsthatthemachineorits
componentsareoverheating.
•Afterstartingacoldengine,letitwarmupforabout
15secondsbeforeusingthemachine.
Note:Allowmoretimefortheenginetowarmup
whenoperatingincoldtemperatures.
•Varythemachinespeedduringoperation.Avoid
faststartsandquickstops.
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