Operator's Manual

•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelasthey
maybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblended.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishmoreinformation
onbiodiesel.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Neverbuymore
thana180-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatemachinewithoutentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworkingcondition.
DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingasparkwhich
canignitethefuelvapors.Areorexplosionfrom
fuelcanburnyouandothersandcandamage
property.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersonthegroundaway
fromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoron
atruckortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removeequipmentfromthe
truckortrailerandrefueltheequipmentwithits
wheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfromaportable
container,ratherthanfromafueldispenser
nozzle.
•Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
Important:Thefueltanksareconnected,butthe
fueldoesnottransferquicklyfromonetanktothe
other.Itisimportantwhenllingthatyoupark
onalevelsurface.Ifyouparkonahill,youmay
inadvertentlyoverllthetanks.
2.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Cleanaroundeachfueltankcapandremovethecap.
Important:Donotopenthefueltankswhen
parkedonahill.Thefuelcouldspillout.
4.Addfueltobothfueltanks,untilthelevelisevenwith
thebottomofthellerneck(Figure9).Donotover
llthefueltanks.
Figure9
1.Bottomofthellerneck
5.Installthefueltankcapssecurely.Wipeupanyfuel
thatmayhavespilled.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltanksaftereachuse.This
willminimizepossiblebuildupofcondensationinsidethe
fueltank.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checktheoil
levelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingtheEngine
OilLevelintheMaintenanceSection.
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
coolingsystem;refertoCheckingtheCoolingSysteminthe
MaintenanceSection.
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
hydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingtheHydraulicSystemin
theMaintenanceSection.
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