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iMPORTANT: Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,you MUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto checktheengineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankis locatedunderthehood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
orwhilethe engineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
[ppes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Donotuse gasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineis certifiedtooperateon unleadedgasoline.For best
results,fill thefueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof 87or higher.
• Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby
volume)is anapprovedfuel.Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such
as E85,arenot approved.
• MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends
(upto a maximumof 15%MTBEbyvolume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfuel tankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Donotoverfillfuel tank.Filltankto no morethan 1/2inchbelow
bottomof fillerneckto allowspaceforfuel expansion.
• Neverremovegas capor addfuel whiletheengineis hot or run-
ning.Allowengineto coolat leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineis spilled,wipe itoff theengineandequipment.Move
machinetoanotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turnthe engineoff andlet enginecool atleast2 minutesbefore
removingthefuelcap.The gasolinetankis underthe rearfender,
withthefuel fill caplocatedinthe centerofthe rearfender.
Thefuel capis tetheredtothe tractorto preventitsloss. Donot
attemptto removethecap fromthetractor.
2. Fillthe fuel tankwithgasoline.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
For California Models:
ForCaliforniamodelsequippedwitha tethered,ratchetingfuelcap,
STOPfillingtankonce fuelis seeninsidethefiller neck. Thisensures
thata properexpansionvolumeis created,otherwisethefuel canover-
flowcreatinga hazardoussituation. Do NOTfillto the topof the filler
neck.On Californiamodels,fill thetank inaccordancewith Figure6.
Figure6
Avoid Serious injury or Death
• Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donot operatethe unitwhereit couldslipor 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.
Read Operator's Manual
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
The safetyinterlocksystemis designedfor safeoperationof the trac-
tor.If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,donot operatethetractor,
immediatelycontact1-800-4-MY-HOMEto havethe systemserviced.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventsthe enginefromstarting
unlessthe parkingbrakeis engagedandthe PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris inthe disengaged(OFF)position.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engineif
the operatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engine
if theoperatorleavesthetractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade
Engage)leverengaged,regardlessof whethertheparkingbrake
is engaged.
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