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ASSEMBLY
WARNING:
Gasoline and its vapors are highly flammable and explo-
sive. To prevent serious personal injury and property dam-
age, handle it with care. Keep away from ignition sources,
handle outdoors only, do not smoke while mixing gasoline
and oil together; and wipe up spills immediately.
MIXING THE FUEL
See Figure 6.
The cultivator is powered by a two-stroke, air-cooled engine
and requires a fuel mixture of gasoline and 2-cycle fuel oil.
NOTE: Always mix two-cycle engine oil like Ryobi’s Exact Mix
Semi Synthetic Oil with gasoline before fueling the unit. Run-
ning the cultivator on gasoline alone will ruin the engine.
Use a mixture of 50 parts unleaded regular gasoline and
1 part two-stroke engine oil (50:1). Use branded 87 octane
(R+M+2) unleaded gasoline or gasohol (maximum 10% ethyl
alcohol, or 15% MTBE, no methyl alcohol.)
NOTE: Always mix oil and gas in the proper proportions:
2.6 ounces of oil to one gallon of unleaded gasoline.
To mix the oil and fuel together for use:
Pour 1/2 gallon of gasoline into a clean gas can or other
container approved for fuel storage. Do not mix the fuel
and oil directly in the cultivator’s fuel tank.
Add 2.6 ounces of two-cycle engine oil to the gasoline
mixture.
Add the remaining 1/2 gallon of gasoline.
Close the container holding the gas/oil mix and swirl the
can to blend contents together.
NOTE: Do not mix more than you will use in a month, and
shake the container to blend thoroughly before each use.
Using an old fuel mixture can cause starting difficulty or
engine damage.
Fig. 6
1 Gallon
+
2.6 oz.
= 50:1
WARNING:
Always shut off engine before fueling. Never add fuel to
a machine with a running or hot engine. Move at least
30 ft. from refueling site before starting engine. Do not
smoke!
ADDING FUEL TO CULTIVATOR
See Figure 7.
When adding fuel to the cultivator, make sure the unit is sit-
ting on level ground and that the engine is not hot.
Fuel only with recommended 50:1 mixture of gasoline and
oil as described in
Mixing the Fuel.
To add fuel to the cultivator:
Clean area around fuel tank cap, if necessary.
Remove the fuel tank cap.
Insert a clean funnel into the fuel tank.
Slowly pour gasoline/oil mixture into fuel tank.
NOTE: Fill tank no higher than 1/2 in. from top to allow
for gasoline expansion.
Reinstall fuel cap.
Clean up any spills.
FUEL TANK
CAP
Fig. 7
