Operator's Manual

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.
UsingtheRolloverProtection
System(ROPS)
WARNING
Toavoidinjuryordeathfromrollover:keepthe
rollbarintheraisedlockedpositionandusethe
seatbelt.
Ensurethattherearpartoftheseatissecuredwith
theseatlatch.
WARNING
Thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.
•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary.
•Donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.
•Driveslowlyandcarefully.
•Raisetherollbarassoonasclearancepermits.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.
branches,doorways,electricalwires)before
drivingunderanyobjectsanddonotcontact
them.
Important:Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary.
1.Tolowertherollbar,removethehairpincotters,push
therollbarforwardagainstthesprings,andremove
the2pins(Figure10).
Figure10
1.Rollbar3.Hairpincotter
2.Pin
22