Gas and Oil Fill=up
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iMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,youMUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowtocheckthe engineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin theServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankislocatedunderthehood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthevaporsareexplosive.Neverfuelmachineindoors
orwhiletheengineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
[ppes,andothersourcesof gn ton.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Donotusegasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,tominimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineis certifiedto operateon unleadedgasoline.For best
results,fillthe fueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline
witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof87or higher.
• Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby
volume)isanapprovedfuel.Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such
asE85,arenot approved.
• MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends
(uptoa maximumof 15%MTBEbyvolume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfuel tankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Do notoverfillfuel tank.Filltankto no morethan1/2inch below
bottomoffiller neckto allowspaceforfuel expansion.
• Neverremovegascapor addfuel whilethe engineishot or run-
ning.Allowenginetocool at leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineis spilled,wipe itoff theengineandequipment.Move
machinetoanotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turnthe engineoff andletenginecoolat least2 minutesbefore
removingthefuelcap.Thegasolinetankis underthe rearfender,
withthefuelfill caplocatedinthe centerof the rearfender.
Thefuelcap is tetheredtothe tractorto preventitsloss.Donot
attempttoremovethecap fromthe tractor.
2. Fillthe fueltankwithgasoline.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
For California Models:
ForCaliforniamodelsequippedwitha tethered,ratchetingfuelcap,
STOPfillingtankoncefuelis seeninsidethefiller neck. Thisensures
thata properexpansionvolumeiscreated,otherwisethefuelcanover-
flowcreatinga hazardoussituation. Do NOTfill to the topof thefiller
neck.On Californiamodels,fillthetank inaccordancewith Figure6.
Figure6
Avoid Serious injury or Death
• Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donotoperatethe unitwhereit could slipor tip.
• Ifmachinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdownhill
slowly.
• Donotmowwhenchildrenorothersare around.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
• Lookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)inplace
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthat couldbethrownbythe blades.
• Knowlocationandfunctionofall controls.
• Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff,and removekey.
Read Operator's Manual
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
Thesafetyinterlocksystemis designedfor safeoperationofthe trac-
tor.If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,donotoperatethe tractor,
immediatelycontact1-800-4-MY-HOMEto havethesystemserviced.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe enginefromstarting
unlesstheparkingbrakeis engagedandthe PTO(BladeEngage)
leveris inthedisengaged(OFF)position.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutofftheengineif
theoperatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingtheparkingbrake.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutofftheengine
if theoperatorleavesthetractor'sseatwiththePTO(Blade
Engage)leverengaged,regardlessof whethertheparkingbrake
is engaged.
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