Toro 38472 - During Operation; Safety

Figure13
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
9.Iftheoillevelislow ,slowlypouroilintotheoil-ll
hole.Wait3minutes,thenchecktheoillevelonthe
dipstickbywipingthedipstickcleanandtheninserting,
butnotscrewingin,theoil-llcapintothehole.
Note:Youmaytipthemachineforward(handleup)
alittletomakeaddingoileasier.Remembertoreturn
themachinetotheoperatingpositionbeforechecking
theoillevel.
Important:Donottipthemachinealltheway
forwardontoitsnose,orfuelmayleakoutofthe
machine.
Maxll:0.35L(12oz),type:automotivedetergentoil
withanAPIserviceclassicationofSJ,SL,orhigher.
UseFigure14toselectthebestoilviscosityforthe
outdoortemperaturerangeexpected:
Figure14
Note:Filltheenginecrankcasewithoiluntilthe
dipstickindicatesthattheengineoilleveliscorrectas
showninFigure13.Ifyouoverlltheenginewithoil,
removetheexcessoilasdirectedin(page).
10.Screwtheoil-llcapintotheoil-llholeandhand
tightenitsecurely.
DuringOperation
Safety
•Rotatingrotorbladescaninjurengersorhands.
Staybehindthehandlesandawayfromthedischarge
openingwhileoperatingthemachine.Keepyourface,
hands,feet,andanyotherpartofyourbodyor
clothingawayfrommovingorrotatingparts.
•Neverdirectthedischargetowardpeopleorareaswhere
propertydamagecanoccur.
•Exercisecautiontoavoidslippingorfalling.Alwaysbe
sureofyourfooting,andkeeparmholdonthehandles.
Walk;neverrun.
•Exerciseextremecautionwhenoperatingonslopes.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutgoodvisibilityor
light.
•Lookbehindandusecarewhenbackingupwiththe
machine.
•Whennotactivelyclearingsnow ,disengagepowertothe
rotorblades.
•Useextensioncordsandreceptaclesasspeciedby
themanufacturerforallmachineswithelectricstarting
motors.
•Donotattempttoclearsnowfromagravelorcrushed
rocksurface.Thisproductisintendedforuseonlyon
pavedsurfaces.
•Donotusethemachineonaroof.
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