Toro 74264TE - Biodiesel Ready; Filling the Fuel Tank; Checking the Engine Oil Level; Switching the Fuel Tanks

Incertainconditions,fuelisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuel
thatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosed
trailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4to
1/2inch(6to13mm)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsfueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeep
itoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicle
oronatruckortrailerbedbecauseinterior
carpetsorplastictruckbedlinersmay
insulatethecontainerandslowthelossof
anystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refueltheequipmentwithitswheelsonthe
ground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainer,ratherthanfromafuel
dispensernozzle.
•Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,keep
thenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefuel
tankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntil
fuelingiscomplete.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontendof5%)orlesserblend
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradeovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Cleanaroundeachfueltankcapandremovethe
cap.Addfueltobothfueltanks,untilthelevelis
1/4to1/2inch(6to13mm)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.Thisspaceinthetankallowsthefuel
toexpand.Donotllthefueltankscompletelyfull.
3.Installfueltankcapssecurely.Wipeupanyfuelthat
mayhavespilled.
4.Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.Thiswill
minimizepossiblebuildupofcondensationinside
thefueltank.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
OilLevelinEngineMaintenance,page32
SwitchingtheFuelTanks
Important:Donotrunthemachineoutoffuel.
Thismaycauseenginedamageandrequirethe
fuelsystemtobechecked.
Thefuelselectorvalveislocatedbehindtheleftside
oftheseat.
Theunithastwofueltanks.Onetankisontheleft
sideandoneontherightside.Eachtankconnectsto
thefuelselectorvalve.Fromthereacommonfuelline
leadstotheengine(Figure5).
Tousetheleftsidefueltankrotatethefuelselector
valvetotheLH,lefthandlocation.Tousetheright
sidefueltankrotatethefuelselectorvalvetotheRH,
righthandlocation(Figure5)
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