Gasand Oil Fill-Up; Safety Interlock System - Craftsman T1600 247.203751 Operator's Manual

Gasand Oil Fill-up
Oil
IMPORTAfl# Your t ractorisshippedwith motoroil intheengine.However, you
MUST check the oil levelbeforeoperating. B ecarefulnotto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto check the engineoil,referto Checking TheEngine 0il in
the separate Engine Operator's Manual i ncluded with thistractor.
Gasoline
Thegasoline tank islocatedunderthe hood.Donotoverfill.
Useextreme carewhen handling gasoline.Gasolineisextremelyflammable
andthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoorsor while the
engine ishotor running. Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sources of gn t on.
NOTE: P urchase g asoline in smallquantities. D onot usegasoline left overfromthe
previous season, to minimizegumdeposits in thefuel system.
Thisengineiscertifiedto operate on unleaded gasoline. F orbestresults, f ill
the fueltank with onlyclean,fresh,unleaded gasoline with apumpsticker
octaneratingof 87or higher.
Gasohol (upto 10%ethyl alcohol, 9 0%unleaded gasoline byvolume)isan
approved fuel. Othergasoline/alcohol blends, s uch asE85, a renotapproved.
MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE) andunleaded gasoline blends(upto a
maximum of 15%MTBE byvolume)areapproved fuels.Other g asoline/ether
blendsarenotapproved.
Fillfueltank outdoors or inwell-ventilated area.
Donot overfillfuel tank.Filltankto nomorethan1/2 inchbelowbottomof
filler neck to allowspace forfuel expansion.
Never r emove gascapor addfuelwhilethe engineishot or running. A llow
engineto coolat leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
If gasoline isspilled, w ipeit offthe engineandequipment. M ovemachine to
anotherarea.Wait5minutesbeforestartingthe engine.
ToAdd Gasoline
1. Turnthe engineoff andletenginecoolat least2minutesbeforeremoving
the fuelcap.The gasoline tank islocated underthe hood.Remove t hefuel
capbyturningit counterclockwise.
2. Fillthefuel tankwith gasoline. U se onlyclean,fresh(nomorethan30days
old),unleaded gasoline. F illtank to nomorethan1/2 inchbelowbottomof
filler neckto allowspace forfuel expansion.
3. Reinstall the fuel cap.
/MPORTAN_ D onot overfillthe tank.Filltankto no morethan 1/2inchbelow
bottomoffiller neck to allowspace forfuel expansion. SeeFigure 8.
Figure 8
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
Goupanddownslopes, n ot across.
Avoidsudden turns.
Donot operatethe unitwhereit couldslipor tip.
If machine stopsgoinguphill,stopblades andbackdownhillslowly.
Donot mowwhenchildrenor othersarearound.
Never c arrychildren, e venwith blades off.
Lookdown andbehindbeforeandwhilebacking.
Keep safetydevices (guards, s hields, a ndswitches) i nplaceandworking.
Remove o bjectsthat couldbethrown bythe blades.
Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
Besurebladesandenginearestopped beforeplacinghands or feet near
blades.
Beforeleavingoperator's position,stoptractor,disengage b lades, e ngage
parkingbrake, s hutengineoff, andremove key.
Read Operator's Manual
Safety Interlock System
Thesafetyinterlock systemisdesigned for safeoperation of the tractor.Ifthis
systemshouldevermalfunction, d o not operate the tractor,Immediately contact
1-888-331-4569 to havethe system serviced.
Thesafetyinterlocksystem prevents the enginefrom startingunless
the parkingbrakeisengaged andthe PTO (BladeEngage) l everisinthe
disengaged (OFF) p osition.
Thesafetyinterlocksystem will automatically shutoffthe engineif the
operatorleaves the seatbefore engaging the parkingbrake.
Thesafetyinterlocksystem will automatically shutoffthe engineif the
operatorleaves the tractor'sseatwiththe PTO (BladeEngage) leverengaged,
regardless o fwhetherthe parkingbrakeisengaged.
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