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Fuel System
Maintenance
DANGER
In certain conditions, fuel is extremely
flammable and highly explosive. A fire or
explosion from fuel can burn you and others
and can damage property.
Refer to
Fuel Safety (page 11)
list of fuel related precautions.
Draining the Fuel Tank
You can drain the fuel tank by removing it and pouring
the fuel out of the fill neck; refer to
Tank (page
36). You can also drain the fuel tank by
using a siphon in the following procedure.
DANGER
In certain conditions, fuel is extremely
flammable and highly explosive. A fire or
explosion from fuel can burn you and others
and can damage property.
• Drain fuel from the fuel tank when the
engine is cold. Do this outdoors in an open
area. Wipe up any fuel that spills.
• Never smoke when draining fuel, and stay
away from an open flame, or where a spark
may ignite the fuel fumes.
1.
Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control
levers to the N
EUTRAL
engage the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Clean around the fuel cap to prevent debris from
getting into the fuel tank
4.
Remove the fuel cap.
5.
Insert a syphon pump into the fuel tank.
6.
Using the syphon pump, drain the fuel into a fuel
container.
7.
Wipe up any spilled fuel.
for a complete
Removing the Fuel
-
position, and
LOCK
(Figure
45).
1. Fuel cap
Removing the Fuel Tank
1.
Lower the platform.
2.
Release the cushion; refer to
Cushion for Rear Access (page
3.
Remove the cross bracket.
1. Fuel tank
4.
Remove the fuel tank and set it on the operator
platform.
Note:
If you want to move the fuel tank further
from the machine, remove the fuel and vent
lines from the top of the tank.
36
Figure 45
Releasing the
28).
Figure 46
2. Cross bracket
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