Operator's Manual

Operation
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface;engagethe
parkingbrake;shutofftheengine;removethekey;
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeleaving
themachine.
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operateorservicethemachine.Localregulations
mayrestricttheageoftheoperator.Theowner
isresponsiblefortrainingalloperatorsand
mechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Knowhowtostopthemachineandenginequickly.
•Checkthatoperator-presencecontrols,safety
switches,andshieldsareattachedandfunctioning
properly.Donotoperatethemachineunlessthey
arefunctioningproperly.
•Beforeoperating,alwaysinspectthemachine
toensurethatthecomponentsandfasteners
areingoodworkingcondition.Replacewornor
damagedcomponentsandfasteners.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachine
andremoveallobjectsthatthemachinecould
throw.
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.
FillingtheFuelTank
•Fuel-tankcapacity:25L(5-1/2USgallons).
•Recommendedfuel:
–Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(less
than30daysold),unleadedgasolinewithan
octaneratingof87orhigher((R+M)/2rating
method).
–Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol
(gasohol)or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutyl
ether)byvolumeisacceptable.Ethanoland
MTBEarenotthesame.Gasolinewith15%
ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnotapprovedfor
use.Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmore
than10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15
(contains15%ethanol),E20(contains20%
ethanol),orE85(containsupto85%ethanol).
Usingunapprovedgasolinemaycause
performanceproblemsand/orenginedamage
whichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
–Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
–Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankor
fuelcontainersoverthewinterunlessafuel
stabilizerisused.
–Donotaddoiltogasoline.
Important:Donotusefueladditivesother
thanafuelstabilizer/conditioner.Donotuse
fuelstabilizerswithanalcoholbasesuchas
ethanol,methanol,orisopropanol.
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-tankcap(Figure
15).
2.Removethefuel-tankcap.
3.Fillthetanktoabout25mm(1inch)belowthe
topofthetank(bottomofthellerneck).Donot
overll.
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Figure15
1.Fuel-tankcap
4.Installthecap.
5.Wipeupanyfuelthatmayhavespilledto
preventarehazard.
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