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GAS AND OIL FILL-UP
Oil (one bottle shipped with unit)
FirstTimeUse
1. Removeoil filldipstick.
2. Withthechippershredderonlevelground,usea funneltoempty
entirecontentsof oil bottleprovidedintotheengine.
3. Replaceoil filldipstickandtighten.
Subsequent Uses
Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification
SF,SG,or SH.Selectthe oil'sSAEviscositygradeaccordingto the
expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.
_older _ 32°F _Warmer'_
Oil Viscosity Chart
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Althoughmulti-viscosityoils(5W30,10W30,etc.)improvestarting
incold weather,theywill resultinincreasedoil consumptionwhen
usedabove32°E Checkyourengineoillevel morefrequentlytoavoid
possibleenginedamagefromrunninglowon oil.
1. Checktheoil levelmakingcertainnotto rubthe dipstickalongthe
insidewallsoftheoil filltube.Thiswouldresultina falsedipstick
reading.Wipedipstickcleanwithcloth. Replaceandtighten
dipstick.Removeandcheckoil level.Refillto FULLmarkon
dipstick,if necessary.Capacityis approximately28oz. Overfilling
willcausethe engineto smokeprofuselyandwill resultinpoor
engineperformance.
2. Replaceoil filldipstickandtighten.
l Useextremecare whenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuelmachineindoors
or whilethe engineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
pipes,andothersourcesofignition.
3. Keepoil levelat FULL.Runningtheenginewithtoo littleoil can
resultinpermanentenginedamage.
Gasoline
1. Removefuel capfromthefueltank.
2. Makesurethecontainerfromwhichyouwill pourthegasolineis
cleanandfreefromrustor foreignparticles.Neveruse gasoline
thatmaybestalefromlongperiodsof storagein itscontainer.
Gasolinethathasbeensittingfor anyperiodlongerthanfour
weeksshouldbeconsideredstale.
3. Fillfueltankwithclean,fresh,unleadedregulargasolineonly.Do
not usegasolinecontainingMETHANOL.Replacefuelcap.
Alcoholblendedfuels(calledgasoholor usingethanolor methanol)
can attractmoisturewhichleadsto separationand formationof acids
duringstorage.Acidicgascandamagethe fuel systemofanengine
whilein storage.
Toavoidengineproblems,thefuel systemshouldbeemptiedbefore
storagefor 30daysorlonger.Drainthe gastank,startthe engine
andlet it rununtilthe fuellinesandcarburetorare empty.Use
freshfuel nextseason.See STORAGEInstructionsforadditional
information.
Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleanerproductsinthe fueltankor
permanentdamagemayoccur.
NOTE:Checkthefuellevelperiodicallytoavoid runningout ofgaso-
linewhileoperatingthe chippershredder.Ifthe unitrunsout of gasas
it ischipping,it maybe necessaryto unclogthedischargeareabefore
it canbe restarted.Referto SERVICEANDMAINTENANCEsection.
TO START ENGINE
1. Attach sparkplugwireand rubberbootto sparkplug.
2. Filltankto nomorethan1/2inchbelowbottomoffillerneckto
providespacefor fuelexpansion.
3. Turnthefuel shut-offvalveto theONposition.
4. Movethechokeleveronthe engineto CHOKEI'i,I position.(A
warmenginemaynot requirechoking.)See Figure10.
5. Movethrottlecontrolto START/RUN(Rabbit),_ position.See
Figure10.
6. Standingbehindthe unit,grasp starterhandleand pullropeout
untilyoufeela drag.
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