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_,CAUTION: Wipe off any spilled oil or
fuel. Do not store,spill or use gasoline
near an open flame.
IMPORTANT:When operatingin temper-
atures below32°F(0°C),use fresh,clean
winter gradegasolineto helpinsuregood
cold weatherstarting.
CAUTION: Alcoholblendedfuels (called
gasoholor usingethanol or methanol)can
attractmoisturewhichleads to separa-
tion and formationof acids duringstorage.
Acidic gas can damagethe fuel system
of an enginewhile in storage.To avoid
engine problems,the fuel system should
be emptiedbeforestorageof 30 days
or longer. Drainthe gas tank, startthe
engine and let it run until the fuel lines
and carburetorare empty. Usefresh fuel
nextseason. See Storage Instructionsfor
additionalinformation. Neveruse engine
or carburetorcleaner productsin the fuel
tank or permanentdamagemayoccur.
TO START ENGINE
When startingthe engine for the first time
or if the enginehas run out of fuel, it will
take extracrankingtime to movefuel from
the tank to the engine.
1. Be sure freewheelcontrol is in the
transmissionengagedposition.
2. Sit on seat in operatingposition,
depressbrakepedal and set parking
brake.
3. Moveattachmentclutchto disengaged
position.
4. Movethrottlecontrolto fast position
5. Pull chokecontrol outfor a cold engine
start attempt.For a warm enginestart
attemptthe chokecontrol maynot be
needed.
NOTE: Beforestarting,read the warm and
cold starting proceduresbelow.
6. Insert keyinto ignitionand turn key
clockwiseto start positionand release
keyas soon as engine starts.Do
not run starter continuouslyfor more
than fifteensecondsper minute.Ifthe
engine does not start after several
attempts,pushchoke controlin, wait
a few minutesand try again.If engine
still does not start, pull the chokecon-
trol outand retry.
WARMWEATHERSTARTING(50° F and
above)
7. When engine starts, slowlypushchoke
control in until the engine beginsto
run smoothly.If the enginestarts to
run roughly,pullthe chokecontrol out
slightlyfor a few secondsand then
continue to push the control in slowly.
The attachmentsand grounddrive can
now be used.If the engine does not
acceptthe load, restart the engine and
allowit to warmup for one minuteusing
the choke as describedabove.
COLDWEATHERSTARTING(50° F and
below)
7. When engine starts,slowlypush choke
control in until the enginebegins to run
smoothly.Continueto pushthe choke
control in small steps allowingthe en-
gine to acceptsmall changesin speed
and load, untilthe choke controlis fully
in.If the enginestarts to run roughly,
pullthe chokecontrol out slightlyfor a
fewsecondsand then continueto push
the control in slowly.This mayrequire
an enginewarm-upperiod from several
secondsto severalminutes,depending
on the temperature.
NOTE: In extremecold conditions,if
enginewill not start you mayneedto dis-
engagethe motiondrive belt as follows:
1. Besure parkingbrake is engaged.
2. Removeretainerspringfrom the drive
belttension handleto relievebeltten-
sion.
3. Start engineand allow it to warmup for
three (3) minutes.
4. Shut-offengine and engageparking
brake.
5. Engagedrive belt tensionhandleand
replacethe retainerspring.
AUTOMATICTRANSMISSIONWARMUP
Beforedrivingthe unit in cold weather,
the transmissionshould be warmedup as
follows:
1. Besure the tractor is on levelground.
2. Placethe motioncontrol leverin
neutral.Releasethe parkingbrake and
letthe brake slowlyreturn to operating
position.
3. Allowone minutefor transmissionto
warm up.Thiscan be done duringthe
enginewarm up period.
• The attachmentscan be used during
the engine warm-upperiod afterthe
transmissionhas beenwarmed up and
mayrequirethe choke control be pulled
out slightly.
NOTE: If at a high altitude(above3000
feet) or in cold temperatures(below32 F)
the carburetorfuel mixturemay needto
be adjustedfor best engineperformance
(see "TOADJUSTCARBURETOR"in the
Serviceand Adjustmentssectionof this
manual).
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