Operator's Manual

5.Installthelockingpintosecurethelever(Figure5).
6.Crossor“X”thesafetychainsandattachthemtothe
holesonthehitch.
7.Plugthetaillightwireharnessconnectortothetow
vehicleconnector.Checktomakesurethatthebrake
lightsilluminateproperlywiththebrakepedalapplied
andthetaillightsashwhentheturningsignalsareuse.
8.Raisethejackstandsothatthecasterwheelsarefreeof
theground,pullthereleasepinandrotatethewheels
rearwardandlockitinthehorizontalposition(Figure
6).
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Figure6
1.Releasepin2.Jackstand
MaintainingtheTiresand
Wheels
Themostcommoncauseoftiretroubleisunder-ination.It
isimportantthatyoumaintainfullairpressure.
Inatemainaxletiresto410kPa(60psi).
Checkthetorqueofthewheellugnutsinitiallyandafterthe
rst10hoursofoperation.
Torquewheellugnutsto108-122Nm(80-90ft.-lbs).
PreparingtoStarttheMachine
•Reviewallthemachine’ssafetydecals.
•Useahard-hat,hearingprotection,tightttinggloves
withoutdrawstringsorloosecuffs,andeyeprotection.
Ameshvisoralonedoesnotprovidesufcienteye
protection;supplementwithprotectiveglasses.
•Ensurethatyouarefamiliarwithsafetyregulations
andshutdownproceduresdescribedinthismachine’s
Operator’sManualandEngineOwner’sManual.
•Ensurethatallguardsareinplaceandingoodcondition.
•Ensurethatthebladesareinplaceandingoodcondition.
•Ensurethattheworkareasandbladesarefreefrom
metallicobjectssuchaswire,nails,etc.thatcouldbe
thrownoutandinjurepersonsinthevicinityanddamage
theequipment.
•Ensurethateveryone,includingchildrenandanimals,
maintainadistanceofatleast15meters(50feet)from
themachine.Debriscanbethrownoutandinjurepeople
andanimals.
•Disconnectthemachinefromthetowvehicle,positionit
onalevellocationandblockthewheelsfrontandback
topreventitfrommoving.
•Checkthefuelandoilleveloftheengine.
AddingFuel
Useunleadedgasoline(87pumpoctaneminimum).Leaded,
regulargasolinemaybeusedifunleadedisnotavailable.
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan30days
old),unleadedgasolinewithanoctaneratingof87or
higher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)
or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)byvolume
isacceptable.EthanolandMTBEarenotthesame.
Gasolinewith15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnot
approvedforuse.Neverusegasolinethatcontains
morethan10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15
(contains15%ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),or
E85(containsupto85%ethanol).Usingunapproved
gasolinemaycauseperformanceproblemsand/orengine
damagewhichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuelcontainers
overthewinterunlessafuelstabilizerisused.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
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