Operating The Engine; Starting The Engine - Kubota M8540 NARROW Operator's Manual

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OPERATING THE ENGINE

OPERATING THE ENGINE
To avoid personal injury:
A Read "Safe Operation" in the front of this
manual.
A Understand the pictorial safety labels located
on the tractor.
A To avoid the
poisoning, do not operate the engine in a
closed building without proper ventilation.
A Never start engine while standing on ground.
Start engine only from operator's seat.
A Make it a rule to set all shift levers to the
"NEUTRAL" positions and to place PTO clutch
control switch in "OFF" position before starting
the engine.
A Do not use starting fluid or ether.
A To protect the battery and the starter, make sure that
the starter is not continuously turned for more than 10
seconds.

STARTING THE ENGINE

1. Make sure the parking brake is set.
Pull the parking brake lever rearward to park.
The parking brake indicator
Checker(TM) will come on while the parking brake is set.
(1) Parking brake lever
(2) Release button
danger of exhaust
light on the
(A) "PULL"
fume
(1) Parking brake indicator light
A If the tractor is operated with the parking brake set, the
parking brake will be damaged.
2. Make sure the fuel cock is in the
"OPEN" position.
Easy
(1) Fuel cock (A) "CLOSE"
(B) "OPEN"