3.Cleanaroundeachfueltankcapandremovethecap.
Important:Donotopenthefueltankswhen
parkedonahill.Thefuelcouldspillout.
4.Addfueltobothfueltanks,untilthelevelisevenwith
thebottomofthellerneck(Figure40).Donotover
llthefueltanks.
Figure40
1.Bottomofthellerneck
5.Installthefueltankcapssecurely.Wipeupanyfuel
thatmayhavespilled.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltanksaftereachuse.This
willminimizepossiblebuildupofcondensationinsidethe
fueltank.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checktheoil
levelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingOilLevelin
EngineMaintenance.
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
coolingsystem;refertoCheckingtheCoolingSystemin
CoolingSystemMaintenance.
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checkthe
hydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingtheHydraulicSystemin
HydraulicSystemMaintenance.
ThinkSafetyFirst
Pleasereadallsafetyinstructionsandsymbolsinthesafety
section.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouor
bystandersavoidinjury.
DANGER
Operatingonicyorsteepslopescancausesliding
andlossofcontrol.
Atrackdroppingoveranedgecancausearollover,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,death,or
drowning.
Alwaysusetheseatbelt.
Readandfollowtherolloverprotectioninstructions
andwarnings.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpossibilityofrollover:
•Donotoperateneardrop-offsornearwater.
•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon
slopes.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.
Figure41
1.SafeZone3.Water/unsafeice
2.Usewalkbehind
equipmentneardrop-offs
andwater.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof
85dBAattheoperatorsearandcancausehearing
lossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
Theuseofprotectiveequipmentforeyes,ears,feet,andhead
isrecommended.
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