Toro 03678 - Fuel Specification; Fuel Tank Capacity; Adding Fuel; Performing Daily Maintenance

FuelSpecication
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswith
low(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.
Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180days
toensurefuelfreshness.
Usesummergradedieselfuel(No.2-D)at
temperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)andwintergrade(No.
1-DorNo.1-D/2-Dblend)belowthattemperature.
Useofwintergradefuelatlowertemperatures
provideslowerashpointandcoldowcharacteristics
whicheasesstartingandreducesfuellterplugging.
Useofsummergradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)
contributestowardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreased
powercomparedtowintergradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasoline
insteadofdieselfuel.Failuretoobservethis
cautiondamagestheengine.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuel
astheymaybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatime
afterconvertingtobiodieselblended.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
FuelTankCapacity
53L(14USgallons)
AddingFuel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Usingacleanrag,cleanareaaroundfuel-tank
cap.
3.Removethecapfromthefueltank(Figure49).
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Figure49
1.Fuel-tankcap
4.Fillthetankuntilthelevelis6to13mm(1/4to
1/2inch)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
5.Installthefuel-tankcaptightlyafterllingthe
tank.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.
Thisminimizespossiblebuildupofcondensation
insidethefueltank.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance
(page37).
CheckingtheInterlock
Switches
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnected
ordamaged,themachinecouldoperate
unexpectedly,causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlock
switchesdailyandreplaceanydamaged
switchesbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Important:Ifyourmachinefailsanyofthe
interlockswitchchecks,contactyourauthorized
Torodistributor.
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