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• Goupanddownslopes,notacross.
Avoidsuddenturns.
Donotoperatetheunitwhereitcouldsliportip.
If machinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesandbackdownhill
slowly.
• Donotmowwhenchildrenor othersarearound.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwithbladesoff.
• Lookdownandbehindbeforeand whilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,andswitches)inplace
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthatcouldbethrownbythe blades.
• Knowlocationandfunctionofall controls.
• Besurebladesandengineare stoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff,and removekey.
Read Operator's Manual
OIL AND GAS FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil in theengine.
However,youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Seethe
"ServiceandMaintenance"section.
Gasoline
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineisextremely
flammableandthevaporsareexplosive.Neverfuelmachine
indoorsor whiletheengineishotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars,pipes,andothersourcesofignition.
NOTE: Purchasegasolinein smallquantities.Donotusegasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,tominimizegumdepositsin thefuel
system.
• Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateon unleadedgasoline.Forbest
results,fillthefueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof87or higher.
• Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby
volume)isanapprovedfuel.Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such
asE85,arenotapproved.
• MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends
(uptoa maximumof 15%MTBEbyvolume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfueltankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Donotoverfillfueltank.Filltankto nomorethan1/2inchbelow
bottomoffillernecktoallowspaceforfuelexpansion.
• Neverremovegascapor addfuelwhiletheengineishotor run-
ning.Allowenginetocoolatleasttwominutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineisspilled,wipeitoff theengineandequipment.Move
machinetoanotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
1. Turntheengineoffand letenginecoolatleast2 minutesbefore
removingthefuelcap.Thegasolinetankis undertherearfender,
withthefuelfillcaplocatedin thecenteroftherearfender.
Thefuelcapistetheredtothetractorto preventits loss.Donot
attemptto removethecapfromthetractor.
2. Fillthefueltankwithgasoline.
3. Reinstallthefuelcap.
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
Thesafetyinterlocksystemisdesignedforsafeoperationofthetrac-
tor.If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,donotoperatethetractor,
immediatelycontactyourSearsParts& RepairServiceCenter.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystempreventstheenginefromstarting
unlesstheparkingbrakeisengagedandthe PTOknobisinthe
disengaged(OFF)position.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystemwillautomaticallyshutofftheengineif
theoperatorleavestheseatbeforeengagingtheparkingbrake.
• Thesafetyinterlocksystemwillautomaticallyshutofftheengine
if theoperatorleavesthetractor'sseatwiththePTO(Blade
Engage)knobengaged,regardlessofwhethertheparkingbrake
is engaged.
• WiththeignitionkeyintheNORMALMOWINGposition,the
electricPTOclutchwillautomaticallyshutoff ifthePTOknobis in
theengaged(ON)positionandthedrivepedalisdepressedfor
Reversetravel.
Tamperingwithor attemptingtobypasstheSafetyInterlockSwitches
in anywaywillvoidyourtractor'swarranty.Donotoperatethetractor
if theinterlocksystemismalfunctioning.
REVERSE CAUTION MODE
UseextremecautionwhileoperatingthetractorintheREVERSE
CAUTIONMODE.Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhile
backing.Donotoperatethetractorwhenchildrenorothersare
around.Stopthetractorimmediatelyifsomeoneentersthearea.
TheREVERSECAUTIONMODEpositionofthekeyswitchmodule
allowsthetractortobeoperatedinreversewiththeblades(PTO)
engaged.
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