4.Toreducethechancesofafire
hazard,keeptheenginefreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.
5.Storegasolineinacool,well-venti-
latedarea,safelyawayfromanyspark-
orflame-producingequipment.Store
gasolineinanapprovedcontainer,
safelyawayfromthereachofchildren.
6.RefertotheMaintenancesectionof
thisManualandintheseparateEngine
Owner'sManualforinstructionsifthe
tilleristobestoredforanextended
period.
7.Neverperformmaintenancewhile
theengineisrunningorthesparkplug
wireisconnected,exceptwhenspecifi-
callyinstructedtodoso.
8.Ifthefueltankhastobedrained,do
thisoutdoors.
DECALS
Foryour safetyand the safety of others,
various safety messagedecalsare on your
unit (seeFigurebelow). Keepthe decals
cleanand legibleat all times. Contactyour
localservicedealer or the factory for
TineWarning(on right
side ofhoodflap)
StartingStabilization(on
topofengineorfueltank)
replacementsif any decalsare damagedor
missing.
Referto the Parts List pagesfor decal
locationsand part numbers.
instructionsand
WarningMessages
OperatingSymbols
Various symbols (shown here, with
worddescriptions)maybe usedon the
tillerandengine.
FAST SLOW
STOP
8 I-'-I
CHOKE
STOP START ON
I÷1 R
REVERSE
CHOKE ROTATING
OFF TINES
<--o-->
LEVERDIRECTION
<--qNE
TILLERDIRECTION
£r
ENGAGED DISENGAGED
hgBelts
(ontopofbelt cover)
Figure1: Locationof Safetyand OperatingDecals
TOAVOIDSERIOUSINJURY:
• READTHEOWNER'SMANUAL.
• KNOWLOCATIONSANDFUNCTIONSOFALLCONTROLS.
• KEEPALLSAFETYDEVICESANDSHIELDSIN PLACEANDWORKING.
• NEVERALLOWCHILDRENORUNINSTRUCTEDADULTSTOOPERATETILLER.
• SHUTOFFENGINEANDDISCONNECTSPARKPLUGWIREBEFOREMANUALLYUNCLOG-
GINGTINESORMAKINGREPAIRS.
• KEEPBYSTANDERSAWAYFROMMACHINE.
• KEEPAWAYFROMROTATINGPARTS.
• USEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENREVERSINGORPULLINGTHEMACHINETOWARDSYOU.