In cer tain conditions, gasoline is extr emel y
flamma ble and highl y explosi v e. A fir e or
explosion fr om gasoline can bur n y ou and
other s and can dama ge pr oper ty .
• Fill the fuel tank outdoor s, in an open
ar ea, when the engine is cold. W ipe up
an y gasoline that spills.
• Do not fill the fuel tank completel y full.
Add gasoline to the fuel tank until the
lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inch (6 to 13 mm)
belo w the bottom of the filler neck. T his
empty space in the tank allo ws gasoline
to expand.
• Nev er smok e when handling gasoline,
and stay a w ay fr om an open flame or
wher e gasoline fumes may be ignited by
a spar k.
• Stor e gasoline in an appr o v ed container
and k eep it out of the r each of childr en.
Nev er buy mor e than a 30-day suppl y of
gasoline.
• Al w ays place gasoline container s on the
g r ound a w ay fr om y our v ehicle bef or e
filling .
• Do not fill gasoline container s inside
a v ehicle or on a tr uck or trailer bed
because interior car pets or plastic tr uck
bed liner s may insulate the container and
slo w the loss of an y static charge.
• W hen practical, r emo v e gas-po w er ed
equipment fr om the tr uck or trailer and
r efuel the equipment with its wheels on
the g r ound.
• If this is not possible, then r efuel such
equipment on a tr uck or trailer fr om a
por ta ble container , rather than fr om a
gasoline dispenser nozzle.
• If a gasoline dispenser nozzle must be
used, k eep the nozzle in contact with the
rim of the fuel tank or container opening
at all times until fueling is complete.
1. Clean around fuel tank cap and remo v e
cap from tank ( Figure 17 ). Using unleaded
g asoline , fill fuel tank no higher than to bottom
of filter screen. Do not o v erfill.
2. Install fuel tank cap and wipe up any spilled
g asoline .
Checking the Interlock
Switch Operation
If safety inter lock s witches ar e disconnected
or dama ged the machine could operate
unexpectedl y causing per sonal injur y .
• Do not tamper with the inter lock
s witches.
• Check the operation of the inter lock
s witches dail y and r eplace an y dama ged
s witches bef or e operating the machine.
• R eplace s witches ev er y tw o y ear s
r egardless of whether they ar e operating
pr oper l y or not.
1. Push kic k stand do wn with foot and pull up
on handle suppor t until kic k stand has rotated
forw ard, o v er center ( Figure 18 ).
Figure 18
1. Kick stand
2. Place traction lev er into Eng ag e position and
engine controls in star ting position.
3. Attempt to star t engine . Engine should not
star t. If engine star ts , the interloc k switc h
needs ser vice . Cor rect problem before
operating . R efer to Ser vicing Interloc k Switc h.
4. Carefully lift up on handle to release kic k stand.
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