Operator's Manual

CheckingtheMachine-Fluid
Levels
•Checktheengine-oillevel;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-OilLevel(page17).
•Checkthespring-housing-oillevel;referto
CheckingtheSpring-HousingOil(page18).
StartingtheEngine
1.Movetheengineon/offswitchtotheRUN
position(counterclockwise);refertoEngine
On/OffSwitch(page7).
2.MovethechokelevertotheCLOSEDpositionif
youarestartingacoldengine;refertoChoke
Lever(page7).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition;
refertoThrottleLever(page8).
4.Pulltherecoil-starterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeel
resistance,thenpullthehandlebriskly.Gently
returnthehandletotheoriginalposition.
5.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethe
chokeleverbacktotheOPENposition.Ifthe
enginestallsorhesitates,movethechokelever
backtotheCLOSEDpositionagainuntilthe
enginewarmsup.ThenmoveittotheOPEN
position.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
1.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition.If
theenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,letit
runforaminute.Thishelpstocooltheengine
beforestopping.
Important:Toshutofftheengine
immediately,youcanmovetheengineon/off
switchtotheSTOPpositionbeforemoving
thethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition.
2.Movetheengineon/offswitchtotheSTOP
position(clockwise).
TransportingtheMachine
CAUTION
Ifyoutipthemachinewhentheengineon/off
switchisintheRUNposition,fuelcanleakout
ofthefueltank.Afuelleakcouldleadtoare
andcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Drainthefueltankorensurethattheengine
on/offswitchisintheSTOPpositionbefore
tippingthemachine.
Important:Beforetransportingthemachine,
secureitwithstrapsorchainstopreventitfrom
fallingortippingover.
Ensurethattheliftingdeviceandstrapsorchains
areproperlyrated;refertoSpecications(page9).
Ifpossible,keepthemachinestandinguprightwhen
transportingit.Secureitwithstrapsorchains;donot
letitfallover.
Ifyoumusttransportthemachinehorizontally,doso
asfollows:
1.Shutofftheengineandallowittocoolfor15
minutes.Ensurethattheengineon/offswitch
isintheSTOPposition.
Theengineon/offswitchisalsoafuelvalve.
EnsuringthatitisintheSTOPpositionprevents
fuelfromleakingoutofthefueltank.
2.Usealiftingdevicewithadequateliftingcapacity
(atleast75kg,or165.3lb)toliftthemachine
intothetransportvehicle.
Important:Attachchainsorother
lifting-devicecomponentstoonlythelifteye
ofthemachine;refertoFigure3.
3.Carefullypositionthemachineasshownin
Figure10,andsecureitwithstrapsorchainsto
preventitfrommovingortipping.
Important:Donotlaythemachineontothe
rightorleftside;theengineoilcanleakinto
theairintakeortheexhaustsystem.Laythe
machinetippedforwardonly,sothatitrests
onthefrontbar.
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