Operator's Manual

Operation
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operateorservicethemachine.Localregulations
mayrestricttheageoftheoperator.Theowner
isresponsiblefortrainingalloperatorsand
mechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovementtostopbeforeyouleavethe
operator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Knowhowtostopthemachineandshutoffthe
enginequickly.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
functioningproperlyonthemachine.
•Beforemowing,alwaysinspectthemachineto
ensurethatthecuttingunitsareingoodworking
condition.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachine
andremoveallobjectsthatthemachinecould
throw.
FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page32).
FillingtheFuelTank
FuelTankCapacity
45L(11.9USgallons)
FuelSpecication
Failuretoobservethefollowingcautionsmaydamage
theengine.
•Neverusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadofdiesel
fuel.
•Nevermixkeroseneorusedengineoilwiththe
dieselfuel.
•Neverkeepfuelincontainerswithzincplatingon
theinside.
•Donotusefueladditives.
PetroleumDiesel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswith
low(<500ppm)orultra-low(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.
Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180days
toensurefuelfreshness.
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(Number2-D)at
temperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)andwinter-grade
dieselfuel(Number1-DorNumber1-D/2-Dblend)
below-7°C(20°F).Usingwinter-gradefuelatlower
temperaturesprovidesalowerashpointand
cold-owcharacteristics,whichwilleasestartingand
reducefuel-lterplugging.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)will
contributetowardlongerfuel-pumplifeandincreased
powercomparedtowinter-gradefuel.
AddingFuel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Usingacleanrag,cleantheareaaroundthe
fuel-tankcap.
3.Removethecapfromthefueltank.
4.Fillthetankuntilthelevelistothebottomofthe
llerneckwithfuel.
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