4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Safetyrules-Dieselfuel
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Useclean,qualityNo.1-DorNo.2-Dfuel(ASTMD975).
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UseNo.1-Dfueliftheambienttemperatureisexpectedtobelowerthan4°C(39°F)orifthetractoristobeused
atanaltitudeexceeding1524m(5000ft).
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UseNo.1-2dieselfuelwithapourpointofatleast-12°C(10°F)belowtheexpectedambienttemperatureto
preventfuelowproblemsincoldweather.
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Keepdirtfromenteringthefueltank.
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Sulfurcontentofthefuelshouldbenomorethan0.5%.
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Sedimentandwatercontentshouldnotexceed0.5%.
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Minimumcetanenumberis40.Lowtemperatureorhighaltitudeoperationmayrequireuseoffuelwithahigher
cetanenumber.
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Useproperlymixedwinterfuelwhentemperaturesareextremelycold.Inmostareas,dieselfuelisproperlyblended
forsummerandwintergradesasambienttemperatureschange.Inwinter,usewintergradedieselfuelonly.Oth-
erwise,thefuelmaycloudandblockthefuelsystem.
FuelUsageSafety
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UNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCESshouldgasoline,alcohol,orgasoholbeaddedtodieselfuel.Thesecombinations
cancreateanincreasedreorexplosivehazard.
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Neverremovethefuelcaporrefuelthetractorwhiletheengineisrunningorhot.
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Neversmokewhilerefuelingoranywherenearfuel.
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Whenllingthetank,maintaincontrolofthenozzle.
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Donotllthefueltanktocapacity.Allowroomforexpansion.
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Wipeupspillsimmediately.
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Alwaystightenthefuelcapsecurely.
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Iftheoriginalfueltankcapislost,alwaysreplaceitwithaNewHollandapprovedcap.A"will-t"capmaynotbe
safe.
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Keepequipmentproperlymaintained.
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Donotdriveequipmentnearopenres.
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Neverusegasolineforcleaningparts.
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