Toro 04034 - Operation; Think Safety First; Checking the Engine Oil Level; Filling the Fuel Tank

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
ThinkSafetyFirst
Pleasecarefullyreadallofthesafetyinstructionsand
decalsinthesafetysection.Knowingthisinformation
couldhelpyouorbystandersavoidinjury.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Checktheengineoillevelbeforeeachuseorevery8
operatinghours,refertoCheckingtheEngineOilLevel
in
EngineMaintenance(page20).
FillingtheFuelTank
Important:Neverusemethanol,gasoline
containingmethanol,gasoholcontainingmore
than10%ethanol,gasolineadditives,premium
gasoline,orwhitegasbecausethefuelsystem
couldbedamaged.Donotmixoilwithgasoline.
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1.Fueltankcap
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanygasoline
thatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelis1inch
(2.5cm)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsgasoline
toexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwheregasoline
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyofgasoline.
•Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaustsystem
inplaceandinproperworkingcondition.
WARNING
Gasolineisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.
Long-termexposuretovaporscancauseserious
injuryandillness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditioneropening.
•Keepgasawayfromeyesandskin.
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