Operator's Manual

Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingaspark
whichcanignitethegasolinevapors.Are
orexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsidea
vehicleoronatruckortrailerbedbecause
interiorcarpetsorplastictruckbedliners
mayinsulatethecontainerandslowtheloss
ofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refueltheequipmentwithitswheelsonthe
ground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainer,ratherthanfroma
gasolinedispensernozzle.
•Ifagasolinedispensernozzlemustbeused,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatall
timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
Important:Donotusemethanol,gasoline
containingmethanol,orgasoholcontainingmore
than10%ethanolbecausethefuelsystemcouldbe
damaged.Donotmixoilwithgasoline.
UsingStabilizer/Conditioner
Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthetractionunitto
providethefollowingbenets:
•Keepsgasolinefreshduringstorageof90daysor
less.Forlongerstorageitisrecommendedthatthe
fueltankbedrained.
•Cleanstheenginewhileitruns
•Eliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuel
system,whichcauseshardstarting
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountofgasstabilizer/conditioner
tothegas.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethe
chanceofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,usefuel
stabilizeratalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Cleanaroundthefueltankcapandremoveit.
2.Fillthetanktoaboutoneinchbelowtopofthe
tank,(bottomofthellerneck).Donotoverll.
Important:Thisspaceinthetankallows
gasolinetoexpand.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
3.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.
4.Wipeupanygasolinethatmayhavespilled.
CheckingTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthetirepressuretoensurethatitis28psi(193
kPa).
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Removeremotecontrolfromstoragepositionon
backofbatterycover(Figure14).
Figure14
1.Controlbox2.Controlharness
2.Unwindcontrolharness(Figure14)fromstorage
hooksandplaceremotecontrolontowvehicle.
3.Movethethrottleswitchtoslow(turtle)position.
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