Operator's Manual

DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupany
gasolinethatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosed
trailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelis6
to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottom
ofthellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsgasolinetoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,and
stayawayfromanopenameorwhere
gasolinefumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainer
andkeepitoutofthereachofchildren.
Neverbuymorethana30-daysupplyof
gasoline.
•Donotoperatewithouttheentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleased,causingaspark
whichcanignitethegasolinevapors.Are
orexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebefore
lling.
•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsidea
vehicleoronatruckortrailerbed,because
interiorcarpetsorplastictruck-bedliners
mayinsulatethecontainerandslowthe
lossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removefuel-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailer,and
fueltheequipmentwiththewheelsonthe
ground.Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuel
suchequipmentonatruckortrailerfrom
aportablecontainerratherthanfroma
gasolinedispensernozzle.
•Ifyoumustuseafuel-dispensernozzle,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatall
timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.
Long-termexposuretovaporscancause
seriousinjuryandillness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepyourfaceawayfromthenozzleand
thefueltankorconditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromyoureyesandskin.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Disengagethecuttingblades,shutoffthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,andturn
theengineswitchtotheOFFposition.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremoveit.
Note:Thecapistetheredtothefueltank.
4.Addunleadedgasolinetothefueltankuntilthe
levelisjustinsidethemeshlterbasket.
Important:Thisspaceinthetankallows
gasolinetoexpand.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
5.Installthefuel-tankcapsecurely.
6.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
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