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OPERATION
ADD GASOLINE
•
Fill fuel tank.,
Use fresh, clean, regular unleaded
gasoline with a minimum of 87 octane° (Use of leaded
gasoline will increase carbon and lead oxide deposits
and reduce valve life). Do not mix oil with gasoline.
Purchase fuel in quantities that can be used within 30
days to assure fuel freshness.
IMPORTANT:
WHEN OPERATING IN TEMPERATURES
BELOW 32°F(0°C), USE FRESH, CLEAN WINTER GRADE
GASOLINE TO HELP INSURE GOOD COLD WEATHER
STARTING,
WARNING:
Experience
indicates that alcohot blended
fuels (called gasohol or using ethanot or methanol) can
attract moisture which leads to separation and formation of
acids during storage.
Acidic gas can damage the fuel
system of an engine while in storage.
To avoid engine
problems, the fuel system should be emptied before stor-
age of 30 days or longer,
Drain the gas tank, start the
engine and let it run until the fuel lines and carburetor are
empty. Use fresh fuel next season_ See Storage Instruc-
tions for additional
information.
Never use engine or
carburetor cleaner' products in the fue! tank or permanent
damage may occur,.
COLD WEATHER STARTING ( 50 ° F and below)
•
When engine starts, allow engine to run with the throttle
control in the choke position until the engine runs
roughly, then move throttle control to fast position. This
may require an engine warm-up period from several
seconds to several minutes, depending on the tem-
perature,
HYDROSTATIC
TRANSMISSION
WARM UP
*
Before driving the unit in cold weather, the transmission
should be warmed up as follows:
°
Be sure the tractor is on level ground
°
Place the motion control lever' in neutral Release
the parking brake and let the clutch/brake
slowly return to operating position,
°
Atlow one minute for transmission to warm up. This
can be done during the engine warm up period.
.
The attachments can also be used during the engine
warm-up period after the transmission has been warmed
up.
NOTE:
If at a high altitude (above 3000 feet) or in cold
temperatures (below 32 F) the carburetor fuel mixture may
need to be adjusted for best engine performance. See "TO
ADJUST CARBURETOR"
in the Service and Adjustments
section of this manual.
TO START
ENGINE
(See Fig. 9)
When starting the engine for the first time or' if the engine
has run out of fuel, it wilt take extra cranking time to move
fuel from the tank to the engine
*
Be sure freewheel control is in the transmission
en-
gaged position,.
*
Sit on seat in operating position, depress clutch/brake
pedal and set parking brake_
.
Place motion control lever in neutral (N) position.,
°
Move attachment clutch to "DISENGAGED"
position..
*
Move throttle control to choke position
Note:
Before starting, read the warm and cold starting
procedures below,
.
Insert key into ignition and turn key clockwise
to
"START" position and release key as soon as engine
starts,. Do not run starter continuously
for more than
fifteen seconds per minute. If the engine does not start
after several attempts, move throttle control to fast
position, wait a few minutes and try again_ If engine still
does not start, move the throttle control back to the
choke position and retry,.
WARM WEATHER STARTING (50 ° F and above)
°
When engine starts, move the throttle control to the
fast position,
°
The attachments and ground drive can now be used
If the engine does not accept the load, restart the
engine and allow it to warm up for one minute using the
choke as described above.
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PURGE TRANSMISSION
CAUTION:
Never engage or disengage
freewheel
lever while the engine is run-
ning.
To ensure proper operation and performance, it is reCom-
mended that the transmission be purged before operating
tractor for the first time.. This procedure will remove any
trapped air inside the transmission which may have deveF
oped during shipping of your-tractor_
IMPORTANT.' SHOULD YOURTRANSMISSION
REQUIRE
REMOVAL
FOR SERVICE
OR REPLACEMENT,
IT
SHOULD
BE PURGED
AFTER
REINSTALLATION
BEFORE OPERATING THE TRACTOR,.
•
Place tractor safely on level surface with engine off and
parking brake seL
°
Disengage transmission
by placing freewheel control
in freewheeling
position (See "TO TRANSPORT"
in
this section of manual)_
°
Sitting in the tractor seat, start engine., After the engine
is running, move throttle control to slow position° With
motion control lever in neutral (N) position,
slowly
disengage clutch/brake
pedal..
•
Move motion control lever to full forward position and
hold for five (5) second&
Move lever to full reverse
position and hold for five (5) second&
Repeat this
procedure three (3) times,.
NOTE: During this procedure there will be no movement of
drive wheels.. The air is being removed from hyd raulic drive
system.,
=
Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position, Shut-
off engine and set parking brake°
°
Engage transmission
by placing freewheel control in
driving position (See 'q'o TRANSPORT" in this section
of manual),
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