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GAS AND OIL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT: Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowtocheckthe engineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionofthis manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankis locatedunderthehood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
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.
• Thisengineiscertifiedto operateon 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.
• Fillfuel tankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Donotoverfillfueltank. Filltankto no morethan 1/2inchbelow
bottomoffillerneckto allowspacefor fuelexpansion.
• Neverremovegascapor addfuel whiletheengineis hot or run-
ning.Allowengineto cool atleasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineisspilled,wipe itoff theengineandequipment.Move
machinetoanotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
1. Turnthe engineoff andlet enginecool atleast2 minutesbefore
removingthefuelcap.The gasolinetankis underthehood,with
thefuelfill cap locatedonthe left handsideof thetank.
2. Fillthe fueltankwithgasoline.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
For California Models:
ForCaliforniamodelsequippedwitha tethered,ratchetingfuelcap,
STOPfillingtankoncefuelis seeninsidethefiller neck. Thisensures
thata properexpansionvolumeis created,otherwisethefuel canover-
flowcreatinga hazardoussituation. Do NOTfilltothe top ofthe filler
neck.On Californiamodels,fillthetank inaccordancewith Figure7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
* Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
, Avoidsuddenturns.
, Donot operatethe unitwhereit could slipor tip.
, Ifmachinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdownhill
slowly.
, Donot mowwhenchildrenorothersare around.
, Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
, Lookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebacking.
, Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)inplace
andworking.
, Removeobjectsthat couldbethrownby theblades.
, Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
, Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
, Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, and removekey.
Read Operator's Manual
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
The safetyinterlocksystemis designedfor safeoperationofthetrac-
tor.If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,donotoperatethe tractor,
immediatelycontact1-800-4-MY-HOMEto havethesystemserviced.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromstarting
unlessthe parkingbrakeisengagedandthe PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris inthe disengaged(OFF)position.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystemwillautomaticallyshutoffthe engineif
the operatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingtheparkingbrake.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystemwillautomaticallyshutoffthe engine
if theoperatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade
Engage)leverengaged,regardlessof whetherthe parkingbrake
is engaged.
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