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GASOLINE SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION

GASOLINE SPECIFICATIONS

4–CYCLE ENGINES - NORTH AMERICA

CAUTION

Gasoline is HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, handle it with care.

DO NOT refuel machine while:

• indoors, always fill gas tank outdoors;

• machine is near an open flame or sparks;

• engine is running, STOP engine;

• engine is hot, allow it to cool sufficiently first;

• smoking.

Help prevent fires:

• fill gas tank to bottom of filler neck only;

• be sure fill cap is tight after fueling;

• clean up any gas spills IMMEDIATELY;

• keep machine clean and in good repair–free of excess grease, oil, debris, and faulty or damaged

parts;

• any storage of machines with gas left in tank should be in an area that is well ventilated to prevent

possible igniting of fumes by an open flame or spark, this includes any appliance with a pilot light.

To prevent fire or explosion caused by STATIC ELECTRIC DISCHARGE

during fueling:

• ONLY use a clean, approved POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC fuel container and funnel WITHOUT any metal

screen or filter.

To avoid engine damage:

• DO NOT mix oil with gasoline;

•

ONLY use clean, fresh unleaded gasoline with

an octane rating (anti-knock index) of 87 or

higher

;

• fill gas tank at the end of each day's operation to

help prevent condensation from forming inside a

partially filled tank;

• keep up with specified service intervals.

Use of alternative oxygenated, gasohol blended,

unleaded gasoline is acceptable as long as:

• the ethyl or grain alcohol blends DO NOT exceed

10% by volume or

• methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) blends DO NOT

exceed 15% by volume.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT use METHANOL gasolines

because METHANOL is harmful to the

environment and to your health.

GASOLINE STORAGE

IMPORTANT: Keep all dirt, scale, water or other

foreign material out of gasoline.

Keep gasoline stored in a safe, protected area. Storage

of gasoline in a clean, properly marked

(“UNLEADED

GASOLINE”)

POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC

container

WITHOUT

any metal screen or filter is recommended.

DO NOT

use de-icers to attempt to remove water from

gasoline or depend on fuel filters to remove water from

gasoline. Use a water separator installed in the storage

tank outlet.

BE SURE

to properly discard unstable or

contaminated gasoline. When storing unit or gasoline,

it is recommended that you add

John Deere Gasoline

Conditioner and Stabilizer (TY15977)

or an

equivalent to the gasoline.

BE SURE

to follow

directions on container and to properly discard empty

container.

WARNING

California Proposition 65 Warning: Gasoline

engine exhaust from this product contains

chemicals known to the State of California to

cause cancer, birth defects, or other

reproductive harm.

NO STATIC ELECTRIC

DISCHARGE

NO SMOKING

NO HOT ENGINE

STOP ENGINE

NO OPEN FLAME

OR SPARK

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