Operator's Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
Important:Beforeoperatingthemachine,checkthe
fuelandoillevels,andremovedebrisfromthemachine.
PreparingtoUsetheMachine
•Reviewallofthesafetydecalsonthemachine.
•Useahardhat,hearingprotection,tight-ttinggloves
withoutdrawstringsorloosecuffs,andeyeprotection.
Ameshvisoralonedoesnotprovidesufcienteye
protection;supplementwithprotectiveglasses.
•Ensurethatyouarefamiliarwithsafetyregulationsand
theshutdownproceduresdescribedintheOperator’s
ManualandtheEngineManual.
•Ensurethatallguardsareinplaceandingoodcondition.
•Ensurethatthescreedboardsareingoodcondition,
alignedcorrectlyandsecuretothemachineandspreaders.
•Checkthefuelandoillevelsoftheengine.
OperatorPosition
Youmustbefamiliarwiththeoperatingpositionwhenusing
themachine(Figure11).
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Figure11
AddingFuel
ETHANOL:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)
or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)byvolumeis
acceptable.EthanolandMTBEarenotthesame.Gasoline
with15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnotapprovedforuse.
Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmorethan10%ethanolby
volume,suchasE15(contains15%ethanol),E20(contains
20%ethanol),orE85(containsupto85%ethanol).Using
unapprovedgasolinemaycauseperformanceproblems
and/orenginedamagewhichmaynotbecoveredunder
warranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuelcontainers
overthewinterunlessafuelstabilizerisused.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanygasoline
thatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelisno
higherthanthescreenonthelterinthefuel
tank.Thisemptyspaceinthetankallows
gasolinetoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwheregasoline
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyofgasoline.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutentire
exhaustsysteminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
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