Toro 30487N - Operation; Adding Fuel

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof85
dBAattheoperator’searandcancausehearingloss
throughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
AddingFuel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelwithultralow(<15
ppm)sulfurcontentmeetingASTMD975orEN590
specications.Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.
Purchasefuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180days
toensurefuelfreshness.
Important:Useofnon-ultralowsulfurfuelwillcause
damagetotheengineemissionsystem.
Fueltankcapacity:43.5liters(11.5USgallons)
Usesummergradedieselfuel(No.2-D)attemperatures
above-7°C(20°F)andwintergrade(No.1-DorNo.
1-D/2-Dblend)belowthattemperature.Useofwintergrade
fuelatlowertemperaturesprovideslowerashpointand
coldowcharacteristicswhichwilleasestartingandreduce
fuellterplugging.
Useofsummergradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)willcontribute
towardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
towintergradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadof
dieselfuel.Failuretoobservethiscautionwilldamage
theengine.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandfueltankor
conditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromeyesandskin.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionmustbeultralowsulfur.Observethefollowing
precautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelasthey
maybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblended.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishmoreinformation
onbiodiesel.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Neverbuymore
thana180-daysupplyoffuel.
•Donotoperatemachinewithoutentireexhaust
systeminplaceandinproperworkingcondition.
DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingasparkwhich
canignitethefuelvapors.Areorexplosionfrom
fuelcanburnyouandothersandcandamage
property.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersonthegroundaway
fromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoron
atruckortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removeequipmentfromthe
truckortrailerandrefueltheequipmentwithits
wheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuchequipment
onatruckortrailerfromaportablecontainer,
ratherthanfromafueldispensernozzle.
•Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
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