Operator's Manual

8.Pushtheclevispinthroughthefrontholeinthetongue
andthefrontstabilizerleg(Figure30),andcarefully
lowerthemachinetotheground.
OpeningandClosingtheCowl
OpeningtheCowl
1.Atthesideofthemachinewherethefrontcowland
rearcowlmeet,grasptheringofthelatchandpullit
offfromthelatchanchorontherearcowl(Figure31).
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Figure31
1.Latch3.Receiver
2.Latchanchor
4.V-tting
2.Repeatstep1ontheoppositesideofthemachine.
3.Atthebackofthemachinewheretherearcowlmeets
theframeofthemachine,grasptheringofthelatch
andpullitofffromthelatchanchoronthecowl
(Figure31).
4.Rotatetherearcowlupandforwarduntilitisfully
positionedontopofthefrontcowl(Figure31).
ClosingtheCowl
1.Rotatetherearcowlrearwardanddownuntilthe
receiveratthebottomcenterofthecowlisalignedwith
theV-ttingandushontheframeofthemachine
(Figure31).
2.Atthebackofthemachine,grasptheringofthelatch
andpullitontothelatchanchorontherearcowl.
3.Atthesideofthemachine,grasptheringofthelatch
andpullitontothelatchanchorontherearcowl.
4.Repeatstep3ontheoppositesideofthemachine
(Figure31).
AddingFuel
•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.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelisnohigher
thanthescreenonthelterinthefueltank.
Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsthefuelto
expand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Donotbuymore
thana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatewithouttheentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworkingcondition.
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