Operator's Manual

9.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuelline.
Note:Notehowthefuellterisinstalledinordertoinstall
thenewltercorrectly.
Note:Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
1.Lowertheboomandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Turnthefuelshutoffvalvetotheclosedposition
(Figure40).
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter(Figure41).
Figure41
1.Hoseclamp3.Filter
2.Fuelline
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampscloseto
thelter.
7.Turnthefuelshutoffvalvetotheopenposition(Figure
40).
8.Checkforfuelleaksandrepairifneeded.
9.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery(Models
22973and22974)
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthebattery
electrolytelevel.
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Useapaper
toweltocleanthebatterycase.Ifthebatteryterminalsare
corroded,cleanthemwithasolutionof4partswaterand
1partbakingsoda.Applyalightcoatingofgreasetothe
batteryterminalstopreventcorrosion.
Voltage:12Vwith280coldcrankingAmpsat-18°C(0°F).
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafetyglassestoshield
youreyesandrubberglovestoprotectyourhands.
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalmachinecomponentscausingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,resulting
inpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
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