Toro 23518 - Lubricating the Chains

DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingasparkwhich
canignitethegasolinevapors.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicleor
onatruckortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-poweredequipment
fromthetruckortrailerandrefueltheequipment
withitswheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuchequipment
onatruckortrailerfromaportablecontainer,
ratherthanfromafuel-dispensernozzle.
•Ifafuel-dispensernozzlemustbeused,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
WARNING
Gasolineisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditionerbottleopening.
•Avoidcontactwithskin;washoffspillagewith
soapandwater.
UsingStabilizer/Conditioner
Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachinetoprovide
thefollowingbenets:
•Keepsgasolinefreshduringstorageof90daysorless.
Forlongerstorageitisrecommendedthatthefueltank
bedrained.
•Cleanstheenginewhileitruns
•Eliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuelsystem,
whichcauseshardstarting
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountofgasstabilizer/conditionerto
thegas.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethechance
ofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,usefuelstabilizer
atalltimes.
FuelingtheMachine
1.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcap.
2.Removethecapfromthetank.
3.Fillthefueltankwithunleadedgasolinetowithin6to
13mm(1/4to1/2inch)fromthetopofthetank.Do
notllintothellerneck.
Important:Donotllthetankmorethan6mm
(1/4inch)fromthetopofthetankbecausethe
gasolinemusthaveroomtoexpand.
4.Installthefuel-tankcapandwipeupanyspilled
gasoline.
LubricatingtheChains
CheckingtheConditionofthe
Sprockets
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheOFFposition,
settheparkingbrake,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovekey.
2.Inspectsprocketsforwearandreplaceasrequired
(Figure14).
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