Toro 30446 - Operation; Before Operating

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperating
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,
someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineand
seriouslyinjureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionbeforeyoudo
anymaintenance.
CheckingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;
however,theoillevelmustbecheckedbeforeandafter
theengineisrststarted.
Thecrankcasecapacityis10qt(9.5l)withthelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIClassicationLevelRequired:CH-4,CI-4or
higher.
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0°F)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
distributorineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity.See
thepartscatalogforpartnumbers.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifit
hasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdown
tothesumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.
Iftheoillevelisatorbelowthe“add”markonthe
dipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltothe“full”mark.
DONOTOVERFILL.Iftheoillevelisbetweenthe
“full”and“add”marks,noadditionaloilisrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.Unlockthe
enginecoverlatches.
2.Opentheenginecover.
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,installthe
dipstickintothetube,andpullitoutagain.Theoil
levelshouldbeuptotheFullmark(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Dipstick
4.IftheoilisbelowtheFullmark,removethellcap
(Figure9)andaddoiluntilthelevelreachestheFull
mark.Donotoverll.
Figure9
1.Oilllcap
5.Installtheoilllcapanddipstick.
6.Closetheenginecoverandsecureitwiththelatches.
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checklevelofcoolantatthebeginningofeachday.
Capacityofsystemis13qts.(12.3l).
1.Carefullyremovetheradiatorcapandexpansion
tankcap(Figure10).
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