Cub Cadet i1046 Operator's Manual page 8

WARNING
Use extreme care when
handling gasoline.
Gasoline is extremely
flammable and the
vapors are explosive.
Never fuel machine
indoors or while the en-
gine is hot or running.
Extinguish cigarettes,
cigars, pipes, and other
sources of ignition.
Make sure the riding
mower's engine is off,
remove the ignition
key, and set the parking
brake before removing
the shipping brace.
The deck chute shipping
brace, used for shipping
purposesonly, must be
! removedand discarded
i beforeoperating your
i riding mower.
Opening the Tractor Hood
Toattachthe negativebatterycableand checkthe
engineoil levelthehood mustbe open,Locatethe hood
lift notch(Referto Figure4 on page 10)at the front/cen-
ter of thedash panel, Graspingthe hoodat the notch,
lift and pivotthe hood forwardto open,
Attaching the Battery Cables
Thetractoris shippedwith an activatedsealedbattery,
Thepositivebatterycableis factoryconnected,The
negativecable mustbe connected,The positivebattery
terminalis markedPos,(+), The negativebattery
terminalis markedMeg,(-),
IMPORTANT:Makesure theignitionswitch is in the
"OFF"positionbeforeattachingthebatterycables.
• Fromthe centernotchat thefront of the dashpanel,
lift thetractorhood and pivotforwardto open,
• Removethehex shoulderboltand wingnutfrom the
negative(black)cable,
WingNut
Figure 1
• Pull the protectivecap, if present,off the negative
batteryterminal,Attachthe negativecable(heavy
blackwire) to the negativebatteryterminal(-) with
the boltand wing nut, See Figure1,
• Thepositivecable(red cable)is securedto the
positivebatteryterminal(+)with a carriagebolt and
hexseresnut at the factory,Makecertain that the
rubberboot coversthe positivebatteryterminal,
NOTE:If the batteryis putinto serviceafter the date
shownon top of battery,chargethe batteryas instructed
on page 24 of this manualprior to operatingthe tractor.
Gas and Oil Fill-up
4_ WARNING:Useextremecarewhen
handlinggasoline.Gasoline is extremely
flammable andthevaporsare explosive.
Neverfuel machineindoors or while
the engineis hotor running.Extinguish
cigarettes, c igars,pipes,and other
sourcesofignition.
NOTE: Purchase gasolinein small quantities.Do notuse
gasolineleft overfrom thepreviousseason,to minimize
gum depositsin the fuelsystem.
• This engineis certifiedto operateon unleaded
gasoline.Forbest results,fill thefuel tank with only
clean,fresh,unleadedgasolinewith a pumpsticker
octaneratingof 87 or higher.Incountriesusingthe
Researchmethod,it shouldbe 90 octaneminimum.
• Unleadedgasolineis recommended becauseit leaves
less combustionchamberdepositsand reduces
harmfulexhaustemissions.Leadedgasolineis not
recommended and must notbe usedwhereexhaust
emissionsare regulated.
• Gasohol(up to 10%ethyl alcohol,90% unleaded
gasolineby volume)is an approvedfuel. Other
gasoline/alcohol b lendsare notapproved.
• MethylTertiaryButyl Ether(MTBE)and unleaded
gasolineblends(up to a maximumof 15%MTBEby
volume)areapprovedfuels.Othergasoline/ether
blendsare notapproved.
Thegasolinetank is underthe rear fender,with the fuel
fill cap locatedin the centerof the rearfender. Thefuel
cap is tetheredto the tractorto preventits loss. Donot
attemptto removethe cap from thetractor.
IMPORTANT:Yourtractoris shippedwith motoroil in the
engine.However, y ou MUSTcheckthe oil levelbefore
operating.Refer to 'checkingthe oil level in the Maintain-
ing your Tractor-Section6 of this manual.Be carefulnot
tooverfill.
Mulching Plug and Shipping Brace
Removal
WARNING:Makesure the riding
mower'sengineis off, removethe
ignitionkey,and set the parkingbrake
beforeremovingthe shippingbrace.
,__ WARNING: T heshippingbrace,used
for packagingpurposes only,mustbe
removed and discarded beforeoperating
yourridingmower.
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