Operator's Manual

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.
CheckingtheMachineDaily
Checkthefollowingmachinesystemseachday
beforeoperatingthemachine:
•Air-cleanerindicator;refertoServicingtheAir
Cleaner(page51)
•Engineoil;refertoCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
(page49)
•Coolantsystem;refertoCheckingtheCooling
SystemandCoolantLevel(page58)
•Hoodscreenandradiator;refertoCheckingthe
CoolingFins(page59)
•Hydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingthe
Hydraulic-FluidLevel(page65)
•PTO-shaftgreasepoints;refertoGreasingthe
BearingsandBushings(page47)
CheckingtheTireAir
Pressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Tireairpressurespecication:138kPa(20psi)
DANGER
Lowtirepressuredecreasesmachineside-hill
stability.Thiscouldcausearollover,which
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotunderinatethetires.
Checktheairpressureinthefrontandreartires.Add
orremoveairasneededtosettheairpressureinthe
tirestothetireairpressurespecication.
Important:Maintainpressureinalltiresto
ensureagoodqualityofcutandpropermachine
performance.
Checktheairpressureinallthetiresbefore
operatingthemachine.
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AddingFuel
FuelSpecication
Important:Useonlyultra-lowsulphurdieselfuel.
Failuretoobservethefollowingcautionsmay
damagetheengine.
•Neverusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadofdiesel
fuel.
•Nevermixkeroseneorusedengineoilwiththe
dieselfuel.
•Neverkeepfuelincontainerswithzincplatingon
theinside.
•Donotusefueladditives.
•Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuels.
•Purchasefuelinquantitiesthatyoucanusewithin
180daystoensurefuelfreshness.
PetroleumDiesel
Cetanerating:40orhigher
Sulfurcontent:Ultra-lowsulfur(<15ppm)
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-D)at
temperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)andwinter-grade
fuel(No.1-DorNo.1-D/2-Dblend)belowthat
temperature.
Note:Useofwinter-gradefuelatlowertemperatures
provideslowerashpointandcoldowcharacteristics
whicheasesstartingandreducesfuellterplugging.
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