Operator's Manual
FuelSystem
Maintenance
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
Replacethefuellterafterevery200operatinghoursor
yearly,whicheveroccursrst.
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuel
line.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedposition,andsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Allowthemachinetocooldown.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
5.Closethefuelshutoffvalve(Figure38).
Figure38
1.Hoseclamp3.Filter
2.Fuelline
6.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthelter(Figure38).
7.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
8.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampsclose
tothelter(Figure38).
9.Openthefuelshutoffvalve.
ServicingtheFuelTank
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopen
area.Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,and
stayawayfromanopenameorwherea
sparkmayignitethegasolinefumes.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfacetoensurethat
thefueltanksdraincompletely.
2.Disengagethepowertakeoff(PTO),settheparking
brake,stoptheengine,andremovethekey.
3.Closethefuelshutoffvalve(Figure38).
4.Loosenthehoseclampatthefuellterandslideit
upthefuellineawayfromthefuellter(Figure38).
5.Disconnectthefuellinefromthefuellter
(Figure38).
6.Openthefuelshutoffvalve.
Note:Allowgasolinetodrainintoafuelcontainer
canordrainpan(Figure38).
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuel
lterbecausethefueltankisempty.
7.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.Slidethehose
clampclosetothefuelltertosecurethefuelline
(Figure38).
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