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UsingBiodieselFuel
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionshouldbeloworultra-lowsulfur.Observethe
followingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
•Biodieselblendsmaydamagepaintedsurfaces.
•UseB5withabiodieselcontentof5%orlessincold
weather.
•Checkseals,hoses,andgasketsthatcomeincontactwith
thefuel,astheymaydegradeovertime.
•Thefuelltermaybecomepluggedforatimeafter
convertingtoabiodieselfuelblend.
•Contactyourdistributorformoreinformationabout
biodieselfuel.
StoringFuel
Ifyoustorefuelinastoragetank,itcanaccumulateforeign
materialorwater.Keepthefuelstoragetankoutside,and
keepthefuelascoolaspossible.Removewaterfromthefuel
inthestoragecontaineratregularintervals.
FillingtheFuelTank
Note:Fillthefueltankofthemachineattheendofeachday
topreventcondensationinthefueltank.
1.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcap(Figure20),andremove
thecapfromthetank.
Figure20
1.Fillerneck
2.Fuel-tankcap(off)
Note:Removethecapslowlytoreducetheair
pressurebuildup.
2.Fillthefueltanktothebottomofthenecktoallow
spaceforthefueltoexpand.
Note:Thefueltankcapacityis182L(48USgal).
3.Installthefuel-tankcapandtightenitsecurelybyhand.
DrainingWaterfromtheFuel-Water
Separator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Removetheleftsidepanel;refertoRemovingtheSide
Panels(page46).
2.Placeadraincontainerbelowthedrainvalveonthe
fuel-waterseparator(Figure21).
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