Operator's Manual

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DANGER

Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static

electricitycanbereleased,causingasparkthatcan

ignitethegasolinevapors.Areorexplosionfrom

gasolinecanburnyouandothersandcandamage

property.

•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersontheground

awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.

•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicleor

onatruckortrailerbed,becauseinteriorcarpets

orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe

containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.

•Whenpractical,removegas-poweredequipment

fromthetruckortrailerandrefueltheequipment

withitswheelsontheground.

•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch

equipmentonatruckortrailerfromaportable

containerratherthanfromagasoline-dispenser

nozzle.

•Ifyoumustuseagasoline-dispensernozzle,

keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthe

fueltankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntil

fuelingiscomplete.

WARNING

Gasolineisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term

exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand

illness.

•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.

•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor

conditionerbottleopening.

•Avoidcontactwithskin;washoffspillswith

soapandwater.

UsingStabilizer/Conditioner

Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachinetoprovide

thefollowingbenets:

•Keepsgasolinefreshduringstorageof90daysorless.

Forlongerstorageitisrecommendedthatthefueltank

bedrained.

•Cleanstheenginewhileitruns.

•Eliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuelsystem,

whichcauseshardstarting.

Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining

methanolorethanol.

Addthecorrectamountofgasolinestabilizer/conditioner

tothegasoline.

Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective

whenmixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethechance

ofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,usefuelstabilizer

atalltimes.

FillingtheFuelTank

Note:Ensurethattheengineisshutoffandthe

motion-controlleversareinthePARKEDposition.

Note:Youcanusethefuelwindowtoverifythepresenceof

gasolinebeforellingthetank(Figure7).

Important:Donotoverllthefueltank.Fillthefuel

tanktothebottomofthellerneck.Theemptyspace

inthetankallowsthefueltoexpand.Overllingmay

resultinfuelleakage,damagetotheengine,ordamage

totheemissionssystem.

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Figure7

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel

Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check

theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingthe

Engine-OilLevel(page30).

BreakinginaNewMachine

Newenginestaketimetodevelopfullpower.Mowerdecks

anddrivesystemshavehigherfrictionwhennew,placing

additionalloadontheengine.Allow40to50hoursof

break-intimefornewmachinestodevelopfullpowerand

bestperformance.

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