Toro 41179 - Pre-Starting Checks

Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingaspark
whichcanignitethegasolinevapors.Are
orexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersonthe
groundawayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsidea
vehicleoronatruckortrailerbedbecause
interiorcarpetsorplastictruckbedliners
mayinsulatethecontainerandslowtheloss
ofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refueltheequipmentwithitswheelsonthe
ground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainer,ratherthanfroma
gasolinedispensernozzle.
•Ifagasolinedispensernozzlemustbeused,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatall
timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
RecommendedGasoline
Usefresh,clean,unleadedregulargasolinesuitablefor
automotiveuse(87pumpoctaneminimum).Leaded
gasolinemaybeusedifunleadedregularisnotavailable.
Important:Neverusegasolinecontaining
methanol,gasolinecontainingmorethan10%
ethanol,gasolineadditives,orwhitegasbecause
enginefuelsystemdamagecouldresult.
FillingtheFuelTank
Thefueltankcapacityisapproximately5USgallons
(19L).
Note:Thefueltankcapcontainsagaugewhichshows
thefuellevel;checkitfrequently.
1.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthefueltankcap(Figure21).
Figure21
1.Fueltankcap
3.Removethefueltankcap.
4.Fillthetanktoaboutoneinchbelowthetopofthe
tank,(bottomofthellerneck).Thisspaceinthe
tankallowsgasolinetoexpand.Donotoverll.
5.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.
6.Wipeupanyfuelthatmayhavespilled.
Pre-StartingChecks
Checkthefollowingitemseachtimeyoubeginusing
thesprayerfortheday:
•Checkthetirepressure.
Note:Thesetiresaredifferentthancartires;they
requirelesspressuretominimizeturfcompaction
anddamage.
•Checkalluidlevelsandaddtheappropriate
amountofspecieduids,ifanyarefoundtobe
low .
•Checkthebrakepedaloperation.
•Checktoseethatthelightsareworking.
•Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandrightto
checksteeringresponse.
•Checkforoilleaks,looseparts,andanyother
noticeablemalfunctions.Makesuretheengineisoff
andallmovingpartshavestoppedbeforechecking
foroilleaks,looseparts,andothermalfunctions.
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsarenotcorrect,notifyyour
mechanicorcheckwithyoursupervisorbeforetaking
thesprayeroutfortheday.Yoursupervisormaywant
youtocheckotheritemsonadailybasis,soaskwhat
yourresponsibilitiesare.
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