Toro 74268 - Filling the Fuel Tank; Checking the Engine Oil Level

•UseB5(biodieselcontendof5%)orlesserblend
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradeovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
FillingtheFuelTank
Note:Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Fillthe
fueltanktothebottomofthellerneck.Theempty
spaceinthetankallowsthegasolinetoexpand.
1.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Cleanaroundeachfueltankcapandremovethe
cap.Fillthefueltanktothebottomoftheller
neck.Thisspaceinthetankallowsthefuelto
expand.Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.
3.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.Wipeupanyfuel
thatmayhavespilled.
4.Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.Thiswill
minimizepossiblebuildupofcondensationinside
thefueltank.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
theOilLevelinMaintenance.
SwitchingtheFuelTanks
Important:Donotrunthemachineoutoffuel.
Thefuelselectorvalveislocatedbehindtheleftside
oftheseat.
Theunithastwofueltanks.Onetankisontheleft
sideandoneontherightside.Eachtankconnectsto
thefuelselectorvalve.Fromthereacommonfuelline
leadstotheengine(
Figure7).
Tousetheleftsidefueltankrotatethefuelselector
valvetotheLHposition,lefthandlocation.Tousethe
rightsidefueltankrotatethefuelselectorvalvetothe
RHposition,righthandlocation(Figure7)
Closethefuelselectorvalvebeforetransportingor
storingmachine.
Figure7
1.Leftsidefueltank
2.Fuelselectorvalve
UsingtheRolloverProtection
System(ROPS)
WARNING
Toavoidinjuryordeathfromrollover:keepthe
rollbarintheraisedlockedpositionandusethe
seatbelt.
Ensurethattherearpartoftheseatissecuredwith
theseatlatch.
WARNING
Thereisnorolloverprotectionwhentherollbar
isinthedownposition.
•Lowertherollbaronlywhenabsolutely
necessary.
•Donotweartheseatbeltwhentherollbaris
inthedownposition.
•Driveslowlyandcarefully.
•Raisetherollbarassoonasclearancepermits.
•Checkcarefullyforoverheadclearances(i.e.
branches,doorways,electricalwires)before
drivingunderanyobjectsanddonotcontact
them.
Important:Lowertherollbaronlywhen
absolutelynecessary.
1.Removethehairpincotterpinsandremovethetwo
pins(Figure9).
2.Lowerthetherollbartothedownposition.There
aretwodownpositions.SeeFigure8forthe
positions.
3.Installthetwopinsandsecurethemwiththe
hairpincotterpins(Figure9).
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