GAS AND OiL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT: Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,you MUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowtocheckthe engineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankis locatedunderthehood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
orwhiletheengineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
_ppes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Do notusegasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateon unleadedgasoline.For best
results,fill thefueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof87or higher.
• Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby
volume)is anapprovedfuel.Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such
as E85,arenotapproved.
• MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends
(upto a maximumof 15%MTBEby volume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfueltankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Do notoverfillfuel tank. Filltanktono morethan1/2inch below
bottomof fillerneckto allowspacefor fuel expansion.
• Neverremovegascapor addfuel whiletheengineis hot or run-
ning.Allowengineto cool at leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineisspilled,wipe it off theengineandequipment.Move
machinetoanotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turnthe engineoff andlet enginecool atleast2 minutesbefore
removingthefuelcap.The gasolinetankis underthe rearfender,
withthefuelfill cap locatedinthe centerofthe rearfender.
Thefuelcap is tetheredtothe tractortopreventitsloss. Donot
attemptto removethecap fromthe tractor.
2. Fillthefuel tankwithgasoline.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
For California Models:
ForCaliforniamodelsequippedwitha tethered,ratchetingfuelcap,
STOPfillingtankonce fuelis seeninsidethe filler neck. Thisensures
thata properexpansionvolumeis created,otherwisethefuelcanover-
flowcreatinga hazardoussituation. Do NOTfillto the top ofthe filler
neck.On Californiamodels,fill thetank inaccordancewith Figure7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
* Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
, Avoidsuddenturns.
, Donot operatethe unitwhereitcould slipor tip.
, Ifmachinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdownhill
slowly.
, Donot mowwhenchildrenorothersare around.
, Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
, Lookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebacking.
, Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)inplace
andworking.
, Removeobjectsthat couldbethrownby the blades.
, Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
, Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
, Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, and removekey.
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