FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisextremely
ammableanditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporaddfueltothetank
whiletheengineisrunning.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforellingthefueltank.
•Donotllthefueltankindoors.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Donotllcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruck
ortrailerbedwithaplasticliner.Alwaysplace
containersontheground,awayfromthevehicle
beforelling.
•Removethemachinefromthetruckortrailer
beforellingthefueltank.Ifthisisnotpossible,
thenaddfuelfromaportablecontainerratherthan
fromafuel-dispensernozzle.
•Keepthefuel-dispensernozzleincontactwith
therimofthefueltankorcontaineropeningat
alltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.Donotusea
nozzlelock-opendevice.
•Donotoverllthefueltank.Replacethefuelcap
andtightenitsecurelyafterfueling.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
movethemachineawayfromthespillandavoid
creatingasourceofignitionuntilthefuelvapors
havedissipated.
•Ifyouspillfuelonyourclothing,changeyour
clothingimmediately.
•Storefuelinafuelcontainerandkeepitoutofthe
reachofchildren.
•Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
–Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
–Keepyourhandsandfaceawayfromthe
nozzleandthefuel-tankopening.
–Keepfuelawayfromyoureyesandskin.
AddingFuel
FuelSpecications
TypeUnleadedgasoline
Minimumoctanerating
87(US)or91(research
octane;outsidetheUS)
Ethanol
Nomorethan10%byvolume
MethanolNone
MTBE(methyltertiarybutyl
ether)
Lessthan15%byvolume
OilDonotaddtothefuel
Useonlyclean,fresh(nomorethan30daysold),fuel
fromareputablesource.
UsingStabilizer/Conditioner
Usefuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachinetokeep
thefuelfreshlongerwhenusedasdirectedbythe
fuel-stabilizermanufacturer.
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addtheamountoffuelstabilizer/conditionertofresh
fuelasdirectedbythefuel-stabilizermanufacturer.
FillingtheFuelTank
FillthefueltankasshowninFigure14.
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Figure14
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page17).
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