Safety Interlock System; Gas And Oil Fill-Up; Gasoline; To Add Gasoline - Craftsman 247.288811 Operator's Manual

Gas and Oil Fill=up
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iMPORTANT: Yourtractoris shippedwith motoroil inthe engine.
However, y ou MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Be careful
notto overfill.
Forinstructionson howto checkthe engineoil, referto CheckingThe
EngineOil in the Serviceand Maintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetank is locatedunderthe hood.Do notoverfill.
Use extremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableand the vaporsare explosive.Neverfuel machineindoors
or whilethe engine is hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
[ppes, and othersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchase gasolinein small quantities.Do notuse gasolineleft
overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel
system.
• This engineis certifiedto operateon unleadedgasoline.For best
results,fill the fueltank with onlyclean, fresh,unleadedgasoline
with a pumpstickeroctaneratingof 87 or higher.
• Gasohol(up to 10%ethyl alcohol,90% unleadedgasolineby
volume)is an approvedfuel. Othergasoline/alcohol b lends,such
as E85,are not approved.
• MethylTertiaryButyl Ether(MTBE)and unleadedgasolineblends
(up to a maximumof 15%MTBEby volume)are approvedfuels.
Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
• Fillfuel tank outdoorsor in well-ventilated area.
• Do notoverfillfuel tank. Filltank to no morethan 1/2inch below
bottomof filler neck to allowspacefor fuel expansion.
• Neverremovegas capor add fuel whilethe engineis hot or run-
ning.Allowengineto cool at leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
• If gasolineis spilled,wipe it off theengineand equipment.Move
machineto anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe
engine.
To Add Gasoline
1. Turnthe engineoff and let enginecool at least2 minutesbefore
removingthe fuelcap. The gasolinetank is underthe rearfender,
with thefuel fill cap locatedin the centerof the rearfender.
Thefuel cap is tetheredto the tractorto preventits loss. Donot
attemptto removethe cap fromthe tractor.
2. Fillthe fuel tank with gasoline.
3. Reinstallthe fuelcap.
NOTE: The tractoris fittedwith a tethered,ratchetingfuel cap. STOP
fillingthe tank oncethe fuelis seeninsidethefiller neck. This ensures
that a properexpansionvolumeis created,otherwisethefuel can
overflowcreatinga hazardoussituation. Do NOTtop off the fuel tank.
See Fig. 6.
Figure 6
Avoid Serious injury or Death
• Go up and downslopes,notacross.
• Avoidsuddenturns.
• Donot operatethe unitwhereit could slipor tip.
• If machinestopsgoing uphill,stop bladesand backdownhill
slowly.
• Donot mowwhenchildrenor othersare around.
• Nevercarry children,evenwith bladesoff.
• Lookdownand behindbeforeand whilebacking.
• Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)in place
and working.
• Removeobjectsthat couldbe thrownby the blades.
• Knowlocationand functionof all controls.
• Be surebladesand engine are stoppedbeforeplacinghandsor
feet near blades.
• Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stop tractor,disengage
blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, and removekey.
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SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
The safetyinterlocksystemis designedfor safeoperationof the trac-
tor. If this systemshouldevermalfunction,do not operatethe tractor.
Immediately contact 1-800-4-MY-HOME to havethe systemserviced.
• The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe enginefrom starting
unless the parkingbrakeis engagedand the PTO(Blade Engage)
leveris in the disengaged(OFF) position.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshut off the engineif
the operatorleavesthe seat beforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
• The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshut off the engine
if theoperatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwith the PTO(Blade
Engage)leverengaged,regardless of whetherthe parkingbrake
is engaged.
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