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DANGER
LPGfuelisextremelyammableandvaporsare
explosive.
•Incaseofretakethefollowingsteps:
1.Ifyoucansafelydoso,stoptheowof
gasasquicklyaspossible.Neverputout
ameunlessgascanbeshutoff.
2.NotifytheFireDepartmentandclear
immediateareaofallpeople.
3.Whengasowisstopped,putoutthere.
Usuallywhenowofgasiscutoff,rewill
automaticallystop.
4.Ifgasowcannotbeimmediatelystopped,
directwaterontankstokeepthemcool,
butDoNotputoutre.
•Storagelocationsandtrailersshouldbe
equippedwithatleastoneapprovedportable
reextinguisherhavingaminimumcapacityof
18lb(8.2kg)drychemicalwithaB:Crating.
DoNotuseCarbonTetrachlorideextinguishers
(Pyreneetc.).
ChangingtheLPGTank
ChangetheLPGtankoutdoorsinawellventilatedarea.
Important:Onlyhandtightentankconnectiontting.
Overtighteningbytheuseoftoolsmaycausedamage.
Ifhandtighteningdoesnotstopaleak,contacttrained
andqualiedpersonnelimmediately.
1.Stopthemachineonlevelground,disengagetheblade
controlswitch(PTO),movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Waitforallmovingpartsforthemowerdecktostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Withtheenginerunning,closethefuelvalveonthe
tank.
4.Runtheengineuntilitstops.Thispurgesallvapors
fromthehose.
5.Removethekey.
6.CarefullydisconnecttheLPGfuelhose.
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Figure7
1.LPGfuelhoseconnection
tting
3.Fuelgauge
2.Tankvalve
4.Safetypressurerelief
valve
7.Unlatchthecylinderbracketsandremovethetank.
WARNING
Fuelsystemcomponentsareunderhigh
pressure.Theuseofdamagedorimproper
componentscancausesystemfailure,fuel
leakage,andpossibleexplosion,whichmay
resultinseriousinjuryordeath.
•DoNotattempttorepairormodifythe
valves,ttings,orothertankcomponents.
•ONLYusetheToroapprovedLPGtank,
ttings,andhosesthatweredesignedfor
yourmower.
8.Inspectthelledtankvalveandttingopeningsfor
dirt,debris,ordamage.
9.Inspectthetankhoseconnectionttingfordamaged
ormissingo-rings.
10.Makesurethereplacementtanktypeandsizematch
thetankspecicationdecal.
11.Alignthecenterholeoverthemountingpinthatpoints
straightuponthemowerasshowninFigure8.
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