Hayter RT380H - Filling the Fuel Tank; Checking Engine Oil Level

•Itcleanstheenginewhileitruns.
•Iteliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuel
system,whichcauseshardstarting.
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountoffuelstabilizer/conditioner
tothepetrol.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenitismixedwithfreshpetrol.Tominimizethe
chanceofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,useafuel
stabilizer/conditioneratalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Settheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Cleanaroundthefueltankcapandremovethecap.
4.Addunleadedpetroltothefueltankuntilthe
levelis1/4to1/2inch(6to13mm)belowthe
bottomofthellerneck.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
Note:Thespaceinthetankallowspetrolto
expand.
5.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.
6.Wipeupanypetrolthatspills.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethetractor,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
theEngineOilLevel,inMaintenance.
UsingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewheneveryoustopthe
tractororleaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
1.Pushthebrakepedal(Figure14)downandholdit.
Figure14
1.Brakepedal2.Parkingbrakelever
2.Lifttheparkingbrakelever(Figure14)upand
graduallytakeyourfootoffofthebrakepedal.
Note:Thebrakepedalshouldstayinthedepressed
(locked)position.
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
1.Pushdownonthebrakepedal(Figure14).
Note:Theparkingbrakelevershouldrelease.
2.Graduallyreleasethebrakepedal.
PositioningtheSeat
Theseatcanmoveforwardandbackward.Position
theseatwhereyouhavethebestcontrolofthetractor
andaremostcomfortable.
1.Raisetheseatandloosentheadjustmentknobs
(Figure15).
Figure15
1.Adjustmentknobs
2.Movetheseattothedesiredpositionandtighten
theknobs.
OperatingtheHeadlights
Adash-mountedOn/Offswitch(Figure13)controls
theheadlights.Thelightsonlyshinewhiletheengineis
runningandtheswitchisOn.
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