Troy-Bilt 769-09220A Lawn Mower User Manual


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11Section 3 — ASSembly & Set-Up
Tire Pressure
WARNING! Maximumtirepressureunderany
circumstancesis30psi.Equaltirepressureshouldbe
maintainedatalltimes.Neverexceedthemaximum
inflationpressureshownonthesidewallofthetire.
Therecommendedoperatingtirepressureis:
• Approximately10psiforthereartires
• Approximately14psiforthefronttires
IMPORTANT: Refertothetiresidewallforexacttire
manufacturer’srecommendedormaximumpsi.Donot
overinflate.Uneventirepressurecouldcausethecuttingdeckto
mowunevenly.
Gas and Oil Fill-up
OIL
IMPORTANT: Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroilinthe
engine.However,youMUSTchecktheoillevelbeforeoperating.
Becarefulnottooverfill.
Serviceandchecktheengineoilasinstructedintheseparate
EngineOperator/OwnerManualpackedwithyourtractor.Read
theinstructionscarefully.
GASOLINE
Thegasolinetankislocatedunderthehood.Donotoverfill.
WARNING! Useextremecarewhenhandling
gasoline.Gasolineisextremelyflammableandthe
vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuelmachineindoorsor
whiletheengineishotorrunning.Extinguish
cigarettes,cigars,pipes,andothersourcesofignition.
NOTE :Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Donotusegasoline
leftoverfromthepreviousseason,tominimizegumdepositsin
thefuelsystem.
• Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateonunleadedgasoline.
Forbestresults,fillthefueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,
unleadedgasolinewithapumpstickeroctaneratingof87
orhigher.
• Gasohol(upto10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasoline
byvolume)isanapprovedfuel.Othergasoline/alcohol
blends,suchasE85,arenotapproved.
• MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasoline
blends(uptoamaximumof15%MTBEbyvolume)are
approvedfuels.Othergasoline/etherblendsarenot
approved.
•
Fillfueltankoutdoorsorinwell-ventilatedarea.
• Donotoverfillfueltank.Filltanktonomorethan1/2
inchbelowbottomoffillernecktoallowspaceforfuel
expansion.
•
Neverremovegascaporaddfuelwhiletheengineishotor
running.Allowenginetocoolatleasttwominutesbefore
refueling.
•
Ifgasolineisspilled,wipeitofftheengineandequipment.
Movemachinetoanotherarea.Wait5minutesbefore
startingtheengine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turntheengineoffandletenginecoolatleast2minutes
beforeremovingthefuelcap.Thegasolinetankislocated
underthehood.Removethefuelcapbyturningit
counterclockwise.
2. Fillthefueltankwithgasoline.Useonlyclean,fresh(no
morethan30daysold),unleadedgasoline.Filltanktono
morethan1/2inchbelowbottomoffillernecktoallow
spaceforfuelexpansion.
3. Reinstallthefuelcap.
IMPORTANT: Donotoverfillthetank.Filltanktonomore
than1/2inchbelowbottomoffillernecktoallowspaceforfuel
expansion.SeeFigure3-6.
Figure 3-6
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