Operator's Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
DANGER
Gasolineisextremelyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
others.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormachine
onthegroundbeforelling,notinavehicleor
onanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineiscold.
Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingoraround
anopenameorsparks.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,out
ofthereachofchildren.
•Donottipthemachineeitherforwardor
backwardwithfuelinthefueltank;otherwise,
fuelmayleakoutofthemachine.
FillingtheFuelTank
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
withanoctaneratingof87orhigher((R+M)/2rating
method).
•Oxygenatedfuelwithupto10%ethanolor15%MTBE
byvolumeisacceptable.
•DoNotuseethanolblendsofgasoline(suchasE15
orE85)withmorethan10%ethanolbyvolume.
Performanceproblemsand/orenginedamagemayresult
whichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
•DoNotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•DoNotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuelcontainers
overthewinterunlessafuelstabilizerisused.
•DoNotaddoiltogasoline.
Figure12
1.1/2inch(13mm)
Note:Forbestresults,purchaseonlythequantityofgasoline
thatyouexpecttousein30days.Otherwise,youmayadd
fuelstabilizertonewlypurchasedgasolinetokeepitfreshfor
upto6months.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checktheengine
oillevelandaddoilifnecessary.
1.Ensurethatthefueltankisnotoverlled(referto
Figure12)andthatthefuelcapissecurelyinplace.
2.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
3.Cleanaroundtheoilllcap(Figure11).
4.Unscrewtheoilllcapandremoveit.
5.Wipethedipstickontheoilllcapwithacleancloth.
6.Insert,butdonotscrewin,theoilllcapintothe
oilllhole.
7.Removetheoilllcapandcheckthedipstick.
8.Todeterminetheproperoillevelonthedipstick,refer
to
Figure13.
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