Operator's Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operateorservicethemachine.Localregulations
mayrestricttheageoftheoperator.Theowner
isresponsiblefortrainingalloperatorsand
mechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeyouleave
theoperator’sposition,Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Knowhowtostopthemachineandshutoffthe
enginequickly.
•Checkthatoperator-presencecontrols,safety
switches,andguardsareattachedandfunctioning
properly.Donotoperatethemachineunlessthey
arefunctioningproperly.
•Beforemowing,alwaysinspectthemachineto
ensurethattheblades,bladebolts,andcutting
assembliesareingoodworkingcondition.
Replacewornordamagedbladesandboltsinsets
topreservebalance.
•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.
AddingFuel
RecommendedFuel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuels
withloworultra-low(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.The
minimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchasefuelin
quantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180daystoensure
fuelfreshness.
Fuel-tankcapacity:53L(14USgallons).
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-D)at
temperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)andwintergrade(No.
1-DorNo.1-D/2-Dblend)belowthattemperature.
Usingwinter-gradefuelatlowertemperatures
provideslowerashpointandcoldowcharacteristics
whicheasesstartingandreducesfuel-lterplugging.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)
contributestowardlongerfuel-pumplifeandincreased
powercomparedtowinter-gradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasoline
insteadofdieselfuel.Failuretoobservethis
cautionwilldamagetheengine.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionmustbeultralowsulfur.Observe
thefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuel
astheymaybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatime
afterconvertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
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