Operator's Manual

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DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
Fillthefueltankoutdoorsonlevelground,in
anopenarea,whentheengineiscold.Wipeup
anyfuelthatspills.
Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Fillthe
fueltanktothebottomofthellerneck.The
emptyspaceinthetankallowsfueltoexpand.
Overllingmayresultinfuelleakageordamage
totheengineoremissionsystem(ifequipped).
Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Donotbuymore
thana30-daysupplyoffuel.
Alwaysplacefuelcontainersonthegroundaway
fromyourvehiclebeforelling.
Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoron
atruckortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
Whenpractical,removefuel-poweredequipment
fromthetruckortrailerandrefueltheequipment
withitswheelsontheground.
Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuchequipment
onatruckortrailerfromaportablecontainer,
ratherthanfromafuel-dispensernozzle.
Ifafuel-dispensernozzlemustbeused,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
UseB5(biodieselcontendof5%)orlesserblendincold
weather.
Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelasthey
maydegradeovertime.
Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformoreinformation
onbiodiesel.
FillingtheFuelTank
Note:Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Fillthefuel
tanktothebottomofthellerneck.Theemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsthefueltoexpand.
1.Shutofftheengineandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Cleanaroundeachfuel-tankcapandremovethecap.
Fillthefueltanktothebottomofthellerneck.This
spaceinthetankallowsthefueltoexpand.Donotll
thefueltankcompletelyfull.
3.Installthefuel-tankcapsecurely.Wipeupanyfuelthat
mayhavespilled.
4.Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.This
minimizespossiblebuildupofcondensationinsidethe
fueltank.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-OilLevel(page39).
SwitchingtheFuelTanks
Important:Donotrunthemachineoutoffuel.This
maycauseenginedamageandrequireyoutocheckthe
fuelsystem.
Thefuel-selectorvalveislocatedbehindtheleftsideofthe
seat.
Themachinehas2fueltanks.Onetankisontheleftsideand
anothertankisontherightside.Eachtankconnectstothe
fuel-selectorvalve.Fromthereacommonfuellineleadsto
theengine(Figure7).
Tousetheleftfueltank,rotatethefuel-selectorvalvetothe
left.Tousetherightfueltank,rotatethefuel-selectorvalve
totheright(Figure7).
Closethefuel-selectorvalvebeforetransportingorstoring
themachine.
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