Avoid Serious injury or Death

Goupanddown slopes,not across. Avoidsuddenturns.

Do notoperatethe unit whereitcouldslip ortip.

If machinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesandbackdownhill slowly.

Do notmowwhenchildrenor othersarearound.

Nevercarrychildren,evenwithbladesoff.

Lookdownandbehindbeforeand whilebacking.

Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,andswitches)in place andworking.

Removeobjectsthatcouldbethrownbythe blades.

Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.

Besure bladesandengineare stoppedbeforeplacinghandsor feetnearblades.

Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff,and removekey.

Read Operator's Manual

OIL AND GAS FILL-UP

0il

IMPORTANT:Yourtractoris shippedwithmotoroil in theengine.

However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Seethe "ServiceandMaintenance"section.

Gasoline

Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machine indoorsor whilethe engineis hot or running.Extinguishcigarettes, cigars,pipes,andothersourcesof ignition.

NOTE: Purchasegasolinein smallquantities.Donot usegasolineleft overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel system.

Thisengineis certifiedto operateon unleadedgasoline.For best results,fill the fueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof 87or higher.

Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby volume)is anapprovedfuel. Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such as E85,arenot approved.

MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends (upto a maximumof 15%MTBEby volume)are approvedfuels. Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.

Fillfuel tankoutdoorsorin well-ventilatedarea.

Donot overfillfuel tank.Filltankto nomorethan 1/2 inchbelow bottomof filler neckto allow spacefor fuelexpansion.

Neverremovegascap or addfuelwhilethe engineis hotor run- ning.Allowengineto coolat leasttwominutesbeforerefueling.

Ifgasolineis spilled,wipeit off the engineandequipment.Move machineto anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe engine.

1.Turnthe engineoffand letenginecool at least2 minutesbefore removingthe fuel cap.The gasolinetankis underthe rearfender, withthe fuel fill cap locatedin the centerof the rearfender.

The fuelcap is tetheredto the tractorto preventits loss.Do not attemptto removethe capfromthe tractor.

2.Fillthe fueltankwithgasoline.

3.Reinstallthe fuel cap.

SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM

The safetyinterlocksystemis designedfor safeoperationof the trac- tor. If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,donot operatethe tractor, immediatelycontactyourSearsParts& RepairServiceCenter.

The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe enginefromstarting unlessthe parkingbrakeis engagedandthe PTOknob is inthe disengaged(OFF)position.

The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engineif the operatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.

The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engine if theoperatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade Engage)knobengaged,regardlessof whetherthe parkingbrake is engaged.

Withthe ignitionkeyinthe NORMALMOWINGposition,the electricPTOclutchwill automaticallyshutoff if the PTOknobis in the engaged(ON) positionandthe drivepedalis depressedfor Reversetravel.

Tamperingwithor attemptingto bypassthe SafetyInterlockSwitches in anywaywill voidyourtractor'swarranty.Donot operatethe tractor if the interlocksystemis malfunctioning.

REVERSE CAUTION MODE

Useextremecautionwhileoperatingthe tractorinthe REVERSE CAUTIONMODE.Alwayslookdownandbehindbeforeandwhile backing.Donot operatethe tractorwhenchildrenorothersare around.Stopthetractorimmediatelyif someoneentersthe area.

The REVERSECAUTIONMODEpositionof the keyswitchmodule allowsthe tractorto beoperatedin reversewiththe blades(PTO) engaged.

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