Toro 25500 - Operation; Think Safety First; Preparing for Work; Adding Fuel to the Engine

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
ThinkSafetyFirst
Carefullyreadallsafetyinstructionsandsymbolsinthe
safetysection.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyouor
bystandersavoidinjury.
DANGER
Operatingonwetgrassorasteepslopescancause
slidingandlossofcontrol.
Wheelsdroppingoveranedgecancausearollover,
whichmayresultinseriousinjury,drowning,or
death.
Alwaysusetheseatbelt.
Readandfollowtherolloverprotectioninstructions
andwarnings.
Toavoidlossofcontrolandpossibilityofrollover:
•Donotoperatethemachineneardrop-offsor
nearwater.
•Reduceyourgroundspeedanduseextreme
cautiononslopes.
•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidchangesinspeed.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsthatcancause
hearinglossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
Theuseofprotectiveequipmentforeyes,ears,hands,feet,
andheadisrecommended.
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1.Wearsafetyglasses.
2.Wearhearingprotection.
PreparingforWork
Beforeoperatingthemachineonthejobsite,reviewthe
followingitems:
•Gatherallrelevantinformationavailableaboutthejob
sitebeforeyoubeginworking.
•Reviewallblueprintsandotherplans,andidentifyall
existingorproposedstructures,characteristicsofthe
landscape,andotherproposedjobsintheareascheduled
atthesametimeasyourjob.
Notethefollowingitemsatthejobsite:
–Changesinelevationintheproposedworkarea
–Theconditionandtypeofsoilintheproposedwork
area
–Locationsofstructures,water,railroadtracks,and
otherobstructionsthatyouwillneedtoworknear
oraround
–Utilitymarkers,meters,andpoles
–Iftheworksiteisnearoronaroadwaywithtrafc,
callthelocalauthoritiesregardingpropersafety
proceduresandregulations.
–Accesstothesite
•CallyourlocalOne-Callservice(811intheUS)orthe
One-Callreferralnumber(888-258-0808intheUSand
Canada)andasktheparticipatingutilitycompaniesto
locateandmarktheirundergroundutilitylines.Alsocall
utilityprovidersthatarenotpartoftheOne-Callsystem.
AddingFueltotheEngine
Fueltankcapacity:182L(48USgal)
Fueltype:ultra-lowsulfurdiesel(ULSD)
Note:Usingotherfuelscancausealossofenginepower
andhighfuelconsumption.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadof
dieselfuel;otherwise,youwilldamagetheengine.
UseonlydieselfuelforthemachinethatmeetsSpecication
D975oftheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials
International.Seeyourdieselfueldistributor.
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswithlow
(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.The
minimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchaseonlyenough
fuelthatyouexpecttousewithin30daystoensurethatit
staysfresh.
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-D)attemperatures
above20°F(-7°C)andwinter-gradedieselfuel(No.1-Dor
No.1-D/2-Dblend)below20°F(-7°C).Usingwinter-grade
fuelatlowertemperaturesprovidesalowerashpointand
coldowcharacteristics,whichaidinstartingtheengineand
helppreventcloggingthefuellter.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove20°F(-7°C)contributes
towardalongerfuelpumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
tousingwinter-gradefuel.
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