Toro DH 140 User Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
AddingFuel
Useunleadedregulargasolinesuitableforautomotiveuse
(95pumpoctaneminimum).Youmayuseleaded,regular
gasolineifunleadedgasolineisnotavailable.
Important:Neverusemethanol,gasolinecontaining
methanol,orgasoholcontainingmorethan10%ethanol
becausethefuelsystemcouldbedamaged.Donotmix
oilwithgasoline.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanygasoline
thatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4to
1/2inch(6to13mm)belowthebottomofthe
llerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetankallows
gasolinetoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwheregasoline
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyofgasoline.
•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicleor
onatruckortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-poweredequipment
fromthetruckortrailerandrefueltheequipment
withitswheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,refuelsuchequipmenton
atruckortrailerfromaportablecontainer,not
fromagasolinedispensernozzle.
•Ifyoumustuseagasolinedispenser,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
UsingStabilizer/Conditioner
Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthetractionunitto
providethefollowingbenets:
•Itkeepsgasolinefreshduringstorageof90daysorless.
Forlongerstorageitisrecommendedthatthefueltank
bedrained.
•Itcleanstheenginewhileitruns
•Iteliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuelsystem,
whichcauseshardstarting
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountofgasstabilizer/conditionertothe
gasoline.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffectivewhen
mixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethechanceofvarnish
depositsinthefuelsystem,useafuelstabilizer/conditioner
atalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Cleanaroundthefueltankcapandremoveit.
3.Addunleadedregulargasolinetothefueltankuntil
thelevelis1/4to1/2inch(6to13mm)belowthe
bottomofthellerneck.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
Note:Thisspaceinthetankallowsgasolineto
expand.
4.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.
5.Wipeupanygasolinethatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,checktheoil
levelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingtheEngineOil
LevelinServicingtheEngineOilintheMaintenancesection.
UsingtheParkingBrake
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewheneveryoustopthemachine
orleaveitunattended.
SettingtheParkingBrake
1.Pushthebrakepedal(Figure5)downandholdit.
2.Settheparkingbrake.
•Formachineswithaparkingbrakehandle:Turn
theparkingbrakehandle(Figure6)clockwiseand
graduallytakeyourfootoffthebrakepedal.
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Toro DH 140 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	DH 140
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English