Toro 74279TE - Filling the Fuel Tank; Checking the Engine-Oil Level; Switching the Fuel Tanks; Using the Rollover Protection System (ROPS)

•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontendof5%)orlesserblend
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuel
astheymaydegradeovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatime
afterconvertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
FillingtheFuelTank
Note:Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Fillthe
fueltanktothebottomofthellerneck.Theempty
spaceinthetankallowsthegasolinetoexpand.
1.Shuttheengineoffandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Cleanaroundeachfuel-tankcapandremovethe
cap.Fillthefueltanktothebottomoftheller
neck.Thisspaceinthetankallowsthefuelto
expand.Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.
3.Installthefuel-tankcapsecurely.Wipeupany
fuelthatmayhavespilled.
4.Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.This
minimizespossiblebuildupofcondensation
insidethefueltank.
CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcase;referto
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page37).
SwitchingtheFuelTanks
Important:Donotrunthemachineoutoffuel.
Thismaycauseenginedamageandrequirethe
fuelsystemtobechecked.
Thefuel-selectorvalveislocatedbehindtheleftside
oftheseat.
Theunithas2fueltanks.Onetankisontheleftside
andtheotherontherightside.Eachtankconnects
tothefuel-selectorvalve.Fromthereacommonfuel
lineleadstotheengine(Figure6).
Tousetheleftsidefueltankrotatethefuel-selector
valvetotheleft-handlocation.T ousetherightside
fueltankrotatethefuel-selectorvalvetotheright-hand
location(Figure6)
Closethefuel-selectorvalvebeforetransportingor
storingmachine.
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Figure6
1.Leftfueltank
2.Fuel-selectorvalve
UsingtheRollover
ProtectionSystem(ROPS)
WARNING
Toavoidinjuryordeathfromrollover:keep
therollbarintheraisedlockedpositionand
usetheseatbelt.
Ensurethattherearpartoftheseatissecured
withtheseatlatch.
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