Toro 03675 - Before Operation; Before Operation Safety; Performing Daily Maintenance; Filling the Fuel Tank

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operateorservicethemachine.Localregulations
mayrestricttheageoftheoperator.Theowner
isresponsiblefortrainingalloperatorsand
mechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.
•Alwaysshutofftheengine,removethekey,wait
forallmovingpartstostop,andallowthemachine
tocoolbeforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,or
storingthemachine.
•Knowhowtostopthemachineandshutoffthe
enginequickly.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
functioningproperlyonthemachine.
•Beforemowing,alwaysinspectthemachineto
ensurethatthecuttingunitsareingoodworking
condition.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachine
andremoveallobjectsthatthemachinecould
throw.
FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page33).
FillingtheFuelTank
FuelTankCapacity
53L(14USgallons)
FuelSpecication
Important:Useonlyultra-lowsulphurdiesel
fuel.Fuelwithhigherratesofsulfurdegrades
thedieseloxidationcatalyst(DOC),whichcauses
operationalproblemsandshortenstheservicelife
ofenginecomponents.
Failuretoobservethefollowingcautionsmay
damagetheengine.
•Neverusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadofdiesel
fuel.
•Nevermixkeroseneorusedengineoilwiththe
dieselfuel.
•Neverkeepfuelincontainerswithzincplatingon
theinside.
•Donotusefueladditives.
PetroleumDiesel
Cetanerating:45orhigher
Sulfurcontent:Ultra-lowsulfur(<15ppm)
FuelTable
Dieselfuelspecication
Location
ASTMD975
No.1-DS15
No.2-DS15
USA
EN590EuropeanUnion
ISO8217DMX
International
JISK2204GradeNo.2
Japan
KSM-2610
Korea
•Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuels.
•Purchasefuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin
180daystoensurefuelfreshness.
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