Operator's Manual

InspectingtheTires
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Note:Failuretomaintaincorrectpressuremayresultin
tirefailureandlossofcontrolresultinginseriousinjuryand
propertydamage.
•Operatingaccidentscandamageatireorrim,soinspect
tireconditionafteranaccident.
•Checkthetirepressurefrequentlytoensureproper
ination.Ifthetiresarenotinatedtothecorrect
pressure,thetireswillwearprematurely.
•AlwaysreplacewornordamagedtireswithDOT
approvedtires.
•LocatetheDOTtireidenticationnumbers(Figure31).
Figure31
Figure32
Exampleofatirewearcausedbyunderination.
1.Underinatedtire
Figure33
Exampleofatirewearcausedbyoverination.
1.Overinatedtire
Storage
Forstorageover30days,preparetheunitasfollows:
1.Removedirtandgrimefromtheexternalpartsof
theentireunit,especiallytheengine.Cleandirtand
sawdustchipsfromtheoutsideoftheenginecylinder
headnsandblowerhousing.
Important:Youcanwashtheunitwithmild
detergentandwater.
2.Addapetroleumbasedstabilizer/conditionertofuel
inthetank.Followmixinginstructionsfromstabilizer
manufacturer.(1oz.perUSgallon).Donotusean
alcoholbasedstabilizer(ethanolormethanol).
Note:Fuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshgasolineandusedatalltimes.
Important:Donotstorestabilizer/conditioned
gasolineover90days.
3.Runtheenginetodistributeconditionedfuelthrough
thefuelsystem(5minutes).
4.Stoptheengine,allowittocool,anddrainthefueltank
usingapumptypesiphon.Disposeoffuelproperly;
recycleasperlocalcodes.
5.Starttheengineandrunituntilitstops.
6.Choketheengine.
7.Startandruntheengineuntilitwillnotstartagain.
8.Changethefuellter;refer
toChangingtheFuelFilter(page19).
9.Servicetheaircleaner;referto
ServicingtheAirCleaner(page16).
10.Changetheenginecrankcaseoil;referto
ChangingtheEngineOil(page17).
11.Removethesparkplugandcheckthecondition;refer
toServicingtheSparkPlug(page18).
12.Withthesparkplugremovedfromtheengine,pour
twotablespoonsofengineoilintothesparkplughole.
13.Pullthestarterslowlytocranktheengineanddistribute
theoilinsidethecylinder.
14.Installthesparkplug,butdonotinstallthewireon
thesparkplug.
15.Checkandtightenallbolts,nuts,andscrews.Repairor
replaceanypartthatisdamaged.
16.Paintallscratchedorbaremetalsurfaces.Paintis
availablefromyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
17.Storetheunitinaclean,drygarageorstoragearea.
18.Covertheunittoprotectitandkeepitclean.
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