Toro 2024 - Fuel Handling and Safety; Fuel Handling Precautions and Warnings

Useofsummergradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)willcontribute
towardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
towintergradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadof
dieselfuel.Failuretoobservethiscautionwilldamage
theengine.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromeyesandskin.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.Observethe
followingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblendsincold
weather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelasthey
maybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblended.
•Contactyourdealerifyouwishformoreinformation
onbiodiesel.
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,staticelectricitycanbe
releasedcausingasparkwhichcanignitethefuelvapors.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Placefuelcontainersonthegroundawayfromyour
vehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoronatruck
ortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpetsorplastictruckbed
linersmayinsulatethecontainerandslowthelossofany
staticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removeequipmentfromthetruckor
trailerandrefueltheequipmentwithitstracksonthe
ground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuchequipmenton
atruckortrailerfromaportablecontainer,ratherthan
fromafueldispensernozzle.
•Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,keepthenozzlein
contactwiththerimofthefueltankorcontaineropening
atalltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Donotsmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuelfumes
maybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Donotbuymore
thana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaustsystemin
placeandinproperworkingcondition.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Opentherearhood;refertoOpeningtheRear
Hood(page58).
3.Usingacleanrag,cleantheareaaroundfueltankcap.
4.Removethecapfromthefueltank(Figure34).
Figure34
1.Fuel-tankcap
5.Fillthetankuntilthelevelistothebottomoftheller
neckwithdieselfuel.
6.Installfueltankcaptightly.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.This
willminimizepossiblebuildupofcondensationinside
thefueltank.
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