Crafstman LT 2000 - IGNITION SWITCH OPERATION; STARTING THE ENGINE; STOPPING THE ENGINE; DRIVING THE TRACTOR

GAS AND OiL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT:Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,youMUSTchecktheoil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowtochecktheengineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetankis locatedunderthehood.Donotoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthevaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
orwhilethe engineishotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
_ppes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Do notuse gasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• Thisengineis certifiedtooperateon unleadedgasoline.Forbest
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%MTBEby volume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfueltankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.
• Do notoverfillfueltank. Filltankto no morethan 1/2inch below
bottomoffiller neckto allowspaceforfuelexpansion.
• Neverremovegascapor addfuel whilethe engineishot or run-
ning.Allowenginetocool at leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• Ifgasolineisspilled,wipeit off theengineandequipment.Move
machinetoanotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turntheengineoff andlet enginecool at least2 minutesbefore
removingthefuelcap.The gasolinetankis locatedunderthe
hood.Removethe fuel cap byturningitcounterclockwise.
2. Fillthe fueltankwithgasoline.Useonlyclean,fresh(nomore
than30 daysold), unleadedgasoline.Filltankto nomore
than1/2inchbelowbottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel
expansion.
3. Reinstallthefuelcap.
IMPORTANT: Donotoverfillthe tank.Filltankto no morethan1/2
inchbelowbottomoffillerneckto allowspacefor fuelexpansion.See
Fig.7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
• Go upanddownslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donotoperatethe unitwhereitcouldslipor tip.
• Ifmachinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdownhill
slowly.
• Donotmowwhenchildrenorothersare around.
• Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
• Lookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)inplace
andworking.
• Removeobjectsthat couldbethrownby theblades.
• Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
• Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feetnearblades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, and removekey.
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