Operator's Manual

Note:Freshfuelislessthan30daysold.
•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)
or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)byvolume
isacceptable.EthanolandMTBEarenotthesame.
Gasolinewith15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnot
approvedforuse.Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmore
than10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15(contains15%
ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),orE85(contains
85%ethanol).Usingunapprovedgasolinemaycause
performanceproblemsand/orenginedamagewhichmay
notbecoveredunderwarranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuelcontainers
overthewinterunlessafuelstabilizerisused.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
1.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcap.
2.Removethecapfromthetank.
3.Fillthefueltankwithunleadedgasolinetowithin6to
13mm(1/4to1/2inch)fromthetopofthetank.Do
notllintothellerneck.
Important:Donotllthetankmorethan6mm
(1/4inch)fromthetopofthetank,becausethe
gasolinemusthaveroomtoexpand.
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1.Fuel-tankcap
2.Maximumfuellevel
4.Installthefuel-tankcap,andwipeupanyspilled
gasoline.
StartingtheEngine
1.Ensurethatthespark-plugwireisconnectedtothe
sparkplug.
2.Openthefuelvalvebyturningitin-linewiththefuel
hose;refertoFuelValve(page9).
3.MovetheengineswitchtotheOnposition.
4.Movethethrottleleverallthewayforwardtothe
Chokeposition;refertoThrottleLever(page9).
Note:Donotusethechokewhentheengineiswarm.
5.Pullthestarterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeelresistance,
thenpullitsharply.Allowtheropetoreturntothe
handleslowly.
6.Whentheenginestarts,movethethrottlelevertothe
Fastposition.
Note:Thethrottlesettinggovernsthemaximumdrive
speedofthemachine.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Releasethetraction-controlbail,andallowittoreturn
totheneutralposition.
2.MovetheengineswitchtotheOffpositiontostop
theengine.
DrivingtheMachine
•Tomoveforward,pressthetraction-controlbailforward
(Figure15).Adjustthespeedwiththethrottle.
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Figure15
1.Forward
2.Neutral(Stop)
•Toturnthemachine,moveslowlyandpressdownonthe
handle,turnthemachineinthedesireddirection,then
resumenormaloperation.
•Tostop,releasethetraction-controlbail(Figure15).
Aerating
1.Drivethemachinetothedesiredlocation,andstopit.
2.Removethetransportlockingpinfromthespring
bracketandstoreitintheholeabovewhileaerating
(
Figure16).
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