Operator's Manual

properly.Donotoperatethemachineunlessthey
arefunctioningproperly.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachine
andremoveallobjectsthatthemachinecould
contact.
•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminetheappropriate
equipmentandanyattachmentsoraccessories
requiredtooperatethemachineproperlyand
safely.
FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainthefuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
AddingFuel
Capacity:5.6L(1.48USgallons)
RecommendedFuel
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan
30daysold),unleadedfuelwithanoctanerating
of87orhigher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Ethanol:Fuelwithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)
or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)by
volumeisacceptable.EthanolandMTBEare
notthesame.Fuelwith15%ethanol(E15)by
volumeisnotapprovedforuse.Neveruse
fuelthatcontainsmorethan10%ethanolby
volume,suchasE15(contains15%ethanol),E20
(contains20%ethanol),orE85(containsupto
85%ethanol).Usingunapprovedfuelmaycause
performanceproblemsand/orenginedamage
whichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
•Donotusefuelcontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorinfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessyouuseafuel
stabilizer.
•Donotaddoiltofuel.
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,addfuel
stabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwithfuel
lessthan30daysold;runthemachinedrybefore
storingitformorethan30days.
Donotusefueladditivesotherthanafuel
stabilizer/conditioner.Donotusefuelstabilizers
withanalcoholbasesuchasethanol,methanol,
orisopropanol.
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammableand
highlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuelcanburn
youandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Addfuelto
thefueltankuntilthelevelis6to13mm(1/4to
1/2inch)belowthebottomofthellerneck.This
emptyspaceinthetankallowsfueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Neverbuymorethan
a30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatewithouttheentireexhaustsystem
inplaceandinproperworkingcondition.
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,staticelectricity
canbereleased,causingasparkwhichcanignitethe
fuelvapors.Areorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyou
andothersandcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersonthegroundaway
fromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoron
atruckortrailerbed,becauseinteriorcarpetsor
plastictruck-bedlinersmayinsulatethecontainer
andslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removefuel-poweredequipment
fromthetruckortrailer,andfueltheequipment
withthewheelsontheground.Ifthisisnot
possible,thenrefuelsuchequipmentonatruckor
trailerfromaportablecontainerratherthanfrom
afueldispensernozzle.
•Ifyoumustuseafuel-dispensernozzle,keep
thenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepyourfaceawayfromthenozzleandthefuel
tankorconditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromyoureyesandskin.
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