Operator's Manual

FuelSpecication
•Fueltankcapacity:22.7L(6U.S.gallons)
•RecommendedFuel:
–Forbestresults,useonlyclean,freshdiesel
fuelorbiodieselfuelswithlow(<500ppm)
orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.The
minimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180
daystoensurefuelfreshness.
–Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-D)
attemperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)and
winter-grade(No.1-DorNo.1-D/2-Dblend)
belowthattemperature.Usingwinter-grade
fuelatlowertemperaturesprovideslowerash
pointandcoldowcharacteristicsthatwill
easestartingandreducefuellterplugging.
Note:Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-7°
C(20°F)willcontributetowardlongerfuel
pumplifeandincreasedpowercomparedto
winter-gradefuel.
–Thismachinecanalsouseabiodiesel
blendedfuelofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%
petrodiesel).Thepetrodieselportionshouldbe
loworultra-lowsulfur.Observethefollowing
precautions:
◊Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
◊Theblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeet
ASTMD975orEN590.
◊Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedby
biodieselblends.
◊UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesser
blendsincoldweather.
◊Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontact
withfuelastheymaybedegradedover
time.
◊Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedfora
timeafterconvertingtobiodieselblends.
◊ContactyourauthorizedT orodistributorfor
moreinformationonbiodiesel.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremoveit
(Figure23orFigure24).
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Figure23
Machineswithafueltanksightgauge.
1.Fueltanksightgauge
2.Fuel-tankcap
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Figure24
Machineswithafuelgauge.
1.Fuelgauge
2.Fuel-tankcap
2.Addthespeciedfueltothefueltankuntilthe
levelis25mm(1inch)belowthebottomofthe
llerneck.
Thisspaceinthetankallowsthefueltoexpand.
Important:Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
3.Installthecap.
Note:Youwillhearaclicksoundwhenthecap
issecure.
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