Operator's Manual

4.Topreventarehazard,wipeupanyspilledfuel.
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1.Fuel-tankcap
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Beforeremovingthefuel-tankcap,make
surethatthevehicleispositionedonalevel
surface.Openthefuel-tankcapslowly.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuel
thatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosed
trailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.
Addfueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis
6to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthe
bottomofthellerneck.Thisemptyspace
inthetankallowsfueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Never
buymorethana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingaspark
whichcanignitethefuelvapors.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacethefuelcontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebefore
lling.
•Donotllthefuelcontainersinsidea
vehicleoronatruckortrailerbedbecause
interiorcarpetsorplastictruckbedliners
mayinsulatethecontainerandslowthe
lossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refueltheequipmentwiththewheelson
theground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,refuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainerratherthanfromafuel
dispensernozzle.
•Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatall
timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-OilLevel(page38).
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
coolingsystem;refertoCheckingtheCoolingSystem(page
43).
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
hydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingtheHydraulicSystem
(page47).
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