Toro 38587 - Snowthrower Fuel Handling and Mixing; Critical Gasoline Safety Rules; Gasoline and Oil Mixture Specifications; Filling the Snowthrower Fuel Tank

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
DANGER
Gasolineisextremelyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
others.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormachine
onthegroundbeforelling,notinavehicleor
onanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineiscold.
Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingoraround
anopenameorsparks.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,out
ofthereachofchildren.
MixingGasolineandOil
Thismachineusesa50:1gasoline-to-oilmixture.Use
Toro50:12-CycleOil(FuelStabilizerAdded)oran
equivalenthigh-grade,NMMATCW3-certied2-cycle
oil.
Important:DonotuseE85orE20fuel.Alternative
fuelswithhighalcoholcontentcancausehard
starting,poorengineperformance,andmaycause
internalenginedamage.
Important:Topreventenginedamage,donotuse
automotiveoil(suchasSAE30or10W30)orfuel
mixedatthewronggasoline-to-oilratio.
1.PourahalfUSgallon(1.9liters)offresh,unleaded
gasolineintoanapprovedfuelcontainer.
2.Add2-cycleoiltothegasoline(
Figure9)according
tothefollowingchart:
Figure9
50:1Gasoline-to-OilRatioMixingChart
GasolineOil
1.5USgallons(5.7liters)4.0ounces(120ml)
2USgallons(7.6liters)5.2ounces(160ml)
3USgallons(11.4liters)8.0ounces(240ml)
3.Installthecaponthefuelcontainer.
4.Shakethecontainertomixthegasolineandoil
thoroughly.
5.Slowlyremovethecapandaddtheremaining
amountofgasoline.
Note:Donotmixgasolineandoilinthefueltank.
Oilatroomtemperaturemixeseasierandmore
thoroughlythancoldoil.Oilbelow32°F(0°C)
requiresadditionalmixing.
FillingtheFuelTank
Fillthefueltankwithfreshfuel(Figure10).
Figure10
1.1/4inch(6mm)
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