Gasoline is har mful or f atal if s w allo w ed.
Long-ter m exposur e to v apor s can cause
serious injur y and illness.
• A v oid pr olonged br eathing of v apor s.
• K eep f ace a w ay fr om nozzle and gas tank
or conditioner opening .
• K eep gas a w ay fr om ey es and skin.
Using Stabilizer/Conditioner
Use a fuel stabilizer/conditioner in the mac hine to
pro vide the follo wing benefits:
• K ee ps g asoline fresh during storag e of 90 da ys
or less . F or long er storag e it is recommended
that the fuel tank be drained.
• Cleans the engine while it r uns
• Eliminates gum-lik e v ar nish buildup in the fuel
system, whic h causes hard star ting
Important: Do not use fuel additi v es
containing methanol or ethanol.
Add the cor rect amount of g as
stabilizer/conditioner to the g as .
Note: A fuel stabilizer/conditioner is most
effecti v e when mix ed with fresh g asoline . T o
minimize the c hance of v ar nish de posits in the
fuel system, use fuel stabilizer at all times .
Filling the Fuel Tank
1. Shut the engine off and set the parking brak e .
2. Clean around fuel tank cap and remo v e the
cap . Add unleaded regular g asoline to fuel
tank, until the lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inc h (6 to 13
mm) belo w the bottom of the filler nec k. T his
space in the tank allo ws g asoline to expand.
Do not fill the fuel tank completely full.
3. Install fuel tank cap securely . Wipe up any
g asoline that ma y ha v e spilled.
Checking the Engine Oil
Level
Before y ou star t the engine and use the mac hine ,
c hec k the oil lev el in the engine crankcase; refer
to Chec king Oil Lev el in Engine Maintenance ,
pag e 28
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the
mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
Think Safety First
Carefully read all the safety instr uctions and decals
in the safety section. Kno wing this infor mation
could help y ou or any b ystanders a v oid injur y .
T he use of protecti v e equipment for eyes , hearing,
feet and head is recommended.
T his machine pr oduces sound lev els in
ex cess of 85 dB A at the operator’ s ear and
can cause hearing loss thr ough extended
periods of exposur e.
W ear hearing pr otection when operating
this machine.
Figure 17
1. Warning—wear hearing protection.
Using the Parking Brake
Stop on lev el g round, diseng ag e dri v es , eng ag e
parking brak e , shut off engine and remo v e k ey .
Alw a ys set the parking brak e when y ou stop the
mac hine or lea v e it unattended.
Setting the Parking Brake
1. Pull the upper control bar ( Figure 18 ) rearw ard
and hold it in this position.
2. Lift the parking brak e loc k ( Figure 18 ) up
and g radually release the upper control bar .
T he brak e loc k should sta y in the set (loc k ed)
position.
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