Toro 44538 - Fueling and Engine Start; Filling the Fuel Tank; Checking Engine Oil Level; Tire Pressure Check

Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountofgasstabilizer/conditioner
tothegas.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethe
chanceofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,usefuel
stabilizeratalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Shuttheengineoff.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthefueltankcapandremove
thecap(Figure12).
Note:Thefueltankcapcontainsagaugewhich
showsthefuellevel.
Figure12
1.Fueltank
3.Addunleadedregulargasolinetothefueltank,until
thelevelis1/4to1/2inch(6mmto13mm)below
thebottomofthellerneck.
Thisspaceinthetankallowsgasolinetoexpand.
Donotllthefueltankscompletelyfull.
4.Installfueltankcapsecurely.
5.Wipeupanygasolinethatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
theOilLevel.
CheckingtheTirePressure
Checkthetirepressure(Figure13).
Thecorrecttirepressureis14psi.
Figure13
CheckingtheTorqueofthe
WheelLugNuts
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst10hours
Checkthetorqueofthewheellugnutsinitiallyand
aftertherst10hoursofoperation.
Failuretomaintainpropertorquecouldresult
infailureorlossofwheelandcouldresultin
personalinjury.Torquewheellugnutsto45–65
ft.lb.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
ROTATINGPARTSCANCAUSESERIOUS
PERSONALINJURY
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromthemachine
whenitisrunning.
•Keephands,feet,hair,andclothingaway
fromallmovingpartstopreventinjury.
•NEVERoperatethemachinewithcovers,
shrouds,orguardsremoved.
1.Blowermustbeattachedtothetowvehiclebefore
itcanbestarted.
2.MovethechokecontroltotheONpositionbefore
startingacoldengine.
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