Kubota
Diesel Engine
Reelmaster 6500-D/6700-D Page 3 - 5 Kubota Diesel Engine
Fill Fuel Tank
DANGER
Under certain conditions, diesel fuel and fuel va-
pors are highly flammable and explosive. A fire
or explosion from fuel can burn you and others
and can cause property damage.
• Use a funnel and fill the fuel tank outdoors,
in an open a rea, when the engine is off a nd
is cold. Wipe up a ny fuel that spills.
• Do not fill the fuel tank completely full. Add
fuel to the fuel tank until the level is 1 in. (25
mm) below the bottom of the filler neck. This
emptyspaceinthetankallowsthefuelto
expand.
• Never smoke w hen handling fuel, and stay
away from an open flame or where fuel
fumes may be ignited by a spark.
• Store fuel in a clean, safety-approved
container and keep the cap in place.
1. Park machine on a level s urface, lower cutting units,
stop engine, engage parking brake, and remove key
from the ignition switch.
2. Clean area around the fuel tank cap. Remove cap
from the tank.
3. Fill fuel tank to about one inch below the top of the
tank (not the filler neck) with No. 2 diesel fuel. Do not
overfill. Fuel tank capacity is 15 U.S. Gallons (57 l).
4. Install cap.
Figure 4
1. Fuel Tank Cap 2. Fuel Tank Filler Neck
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