orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthat
spills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuelfumes
maybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Neverbuymore
thana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaustsystem
inplaceandinproperworkingcondition.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Usingacleanrag,cleanareaaroundfueltankcap.
3.Removecapfromthefueltank(Figure20).
Figure20
1.Fueltankcap
4.Fillthetankuntilthelevelistothebottomofthe
llerneckwithdieselfuel.
5.Installfueltankcaptightlyafterllingtank.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.
Thiswillminimizepossiblebuildupofcondensation
insidethefueltank.
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thecorrectairpressureinthefronttiresis50psi(345
kPa)andthereartiresis30psi(207kPa)(Figure21).
Important:Maintainpressureinalltiresto
ensureagoodquality-of-cutandpropermachine
performance.
Do not under -inate.
Checktheairpressureinallthetiresbefore
operatingthemachine.
Figure21
CheckingtheTorqueofWheel
LugNuts
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst10hours
Every250hours
WARNING
Failuretomaintainpropertorqueofthewheelnuts
couldresultinfailureorlossofwheelandmay
resultinpersonalinjury.
Torquethefrontandrearwheelnutsto70to90
ft-lb(95to122N⋅ ⋅
⋅
m)after10hoursofoperation.
Torqueevery250hoursthereafter.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustablefrom1to6inches(25
to153mm)in1/2inch(13mm)increments.Toadjust
theheight-of-cut,positionthecastorwheelaxlesin
theupperorlowerholesofthecastorforks,addor
removeanequalnumberofspacersfromthecastor
forks,andadjusttherearchain(frontdeckonly)tothe
desiredholes.Thehigherheightsofcutareattainedby
repositioningthedeckcasterarmstothelowersetof
holesonthedeckmountingbrackets.
FrontCuttingUnit
1.Starttheengineandraisethecuttingunitssothat
theheight-of-cutcanbechanged.Stoptheengine
andremovethekeyafterthecuttingunitisraised.
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