Operator's Manual

Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountofgasstabilizer/conditioner
tothegas.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethe
chanceofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,usefuel
stabilizeratalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Cleanaroundeachfueltankcapandremovethecap.
3.Addunleadedregulargasolinetobothfueltanks,
untilthelevelis1/4to1/2inch(6mmto13mm)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.
Thisspaceinthetankallowsgasolinetoexpand.
Donotllthefueltankscompletelyfull.
4.Installfueltankcapssecurely.
5.Wipeupanygasolinethatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
OilLevelinEngineMaintenance,page31
SwitchingtheFuelTanks
Important:Donotrunthemachineoutoffuel.
Thefuelselectorvalveislocatedundertheleftsideof
theseat.Unlatchtheseatandraiseittoaccessthevalve.
Theunithastwofueltanks.Onetankisontheleft
sideandoneontherightside.Eachtankconnectsto
thefuelselectorvalve.Fromthereacommonfuelline
leadstotheengine(Figure5).
Tousetheleftsidefueltankrotatethefuelselector
valvetotheLH,lefthandlocation.Tousetheright
sidefueltankrotatethefuelselectorvalvetotheRH,
righthandlocation(Figure5).
Closethefuelselectorvalvebeforetransportingor
storingmachine.
Figure5
1.Hydraulictank2.Fuelselectorvalve
UsingtheRolloverProtection
System(ROPS)
Toavoidinjuryordeathfromrollover:keepthe
rollbarintheraisedlockedpositionanduse
theseatbelt.
Ensurethattherearpartoftheseatissecured
withtheseatlatch.
Thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentherollbar
isinthedownposition.
•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary.
•Donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.
•Driveslowlyandcarefully.
•Raisetherollbarassoonasclearance
permits.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.
branches,doorways,electricalwires)before
drivingunderanyobjectsanddonotcontact
them.
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