Toro 12004TC - Checking the Brake Fluid Level; Checking the Tire Pressure; Adding Fuel

1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure20)sodirt
cannotfallintotheholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure20
1.Oildipstick
3.Removetheoildipstickandwipetheendclean.
4.Slidetheoildipstickintothellertubefullyseating
it.Pullthedipstickoutandlookattheend.
Iftheoillevelislow,removethellercapandaddoil
ofthepropertypetoraisethelevelto,butnotover,
theFullmarkonthedipstick.RefertoServicingthe
EngineOilinEngineMaintenance,page28,forthe
properoiltypeandviscosity.Addtheoilslowlyand
checktheleveloftenduringthisprocess.Donot
overll.
5.Installtheoildipstickrmlyinplace.
CheckingtheBrakeFluid
Level
Checkthebrakeuidlevelbeforetheengineisrst
started;refertoCheckingtheBrakeFluidLevelinBrake
Maintenance,page37.
CheckingtheTirePressure
Checkthetirepressureevery8hoursordailytoensure
properlevels.
Theairpressurerangeinthefrontandreartiresis
8–22psi(55–103kPa).
Theairpressureneededisdeterminedbythepayload
carried.Thelowertheairpressure,thelessthe
compaction,smoothertheride,andtiremarksare
minimized.Lowerpressureshouldnotbeusedfor
heavypayloadsathighspeeds.
Higherpressuresshouldbeusedforheavierpayloadsat
higherspeeds.Donotexceedthemaximumpressure.
AddingFuel
Usefresh,clean,unleadedregulargasolinesuitablefor
automotiveuse(87pumpoctaneminimum).Leaded
gasolinemaybeusedifunleadedregularisnotavailable.
Important:Neverusegasolinecontaining
methanol,gasolinecontainingmorethan10%
ethanol,gasolineadditives,orwhitegasbecause
enginefuelsystemdamagecouldresult.
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupany
gasolinethatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosed
trailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4
to1/2inch(6to13mm)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsgasolinetoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,and
stayawayfromanopenameorwhere
gasolinefumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Never
buymorethana30-daysupplyofgasoline.
•Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworking
condition.
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