Operator's Manual

Incertainconditions,fuelisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuel
thatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosed
trailer.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeep
itoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingaspark
whichcanignitethefuelvapors.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicle
oronatruckortrailerbedbecauseinterior
carpetsorplastictruckbedlinersmay
insulatethecontainerandslowthelossof
anystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removeequipmentfromthe
truckortrailerandrefueltheequipment
withitswheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainer,ratherthanfromafuel
dispensernozzle.
•Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,keep
thenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefuel
tankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntil
fuelingiscomplete.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
Important:Thefueltanksareconnected,but
thefueldoesnottransferquicklyfromonetank
totheother.Itisimportantwhenllingthat
youparkonalevelsurface.Ifyouparkonahill,
youmayinadvertentlyoverllthetanks.
2.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Cleanaroundeachfueltankcapandremovethecap.
Important:Donotopenthefueltankswhen
parkedonahill.Thefuelcouldspillout.
4.Addfueltobothfueltanks,untiltheleveliseven
withthebottomofthellerneck(Figure10).Do
notoverllthefueltanks.
Figure10
1.Bottomofthellerneck
5.Installthefueltankcapssecurely.Wipeupanyfuel
thatmayhavespilled.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltanksaftereachuse.
Thiswillminimizepossiblebuildupofcondensation
insidethefueltank.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
OilLevelin,page
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
thecoolingsystem;refertoCheckingtheCooling
Systemin,page
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
thehydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingtheHydraulic
Systemin,page
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