Toro Groundsmaster 4300-D - Daily Maintenance Checklist; Routine Daily Checks

DANGER
Dieselfuelishighlyammableandexplosive.Areoranexplosion
fromthefuelcanburnyou,burnotherpeople,anddamageproperty.
•Usecautionwheneveryoustoreorhandledieselfuel.
•Donotsmokewhilellingthefueltank.
•Donotllthefueltankwhiletheengineisrunning,whilethe
engineishot,orwhenthemachineisinanenclosedarea.
•Alwaysllthefueltankoutsideandwipeupanyspilleddiesel
fuelbeforestartingtheengine.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedcontainerandkeepthecap
inplace.
•Usedieselfuelasanenginefuelonly,notforanyotherpurpose.
CheckingtheFuelLinesandConnections
Checkthefuellinesandconnectionsatthescheduledmaintenanceintervals
recommendedintheOperator'sManual.Checkthelinesfordeterioration,
damage,leaks,orlooseconnections.Replacethehoses,clamps,andttings
asnecessary.
PrimingtheFuelSystem
Thefuelsystemneedstobeprimedbeforestartingtheengineforthersttime,
afterrunningoutoffuel,orafterfuelsystemmaintenance(e.g.,drainingthe
fuel/waterseparator,replacingthefuellterorafuelhose).T oprimethefuel
system,ensurethatthefueltankhasfuelinit.Then,turnthekeyswitchtothe
RUNpositionfor10to15seconds,whichallowsthefuelpumptoprimethefuel
system.DonotturnthekeyswitchtotheSTARTpositiontoprimethefuelsystem.
RemovingtheFuelTank
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecuttingdecks,shutoffthe
engine,settheparkingbrake,andremovethekeyfromthekeyswitch.
2.Unlatchthehoodandraiseit.
3.Removethenegativebatterycablefromthenegativepostofthebattery.
4.Allowtheenginetocompletelycool.
5.Placeadrainpanunderthefueltank.Ensurethatthedrainpanislarge
enoughtoholdthefueltankcontents(refertoSpecications(page3–2)).
6.Openthedraincockatthebottomofthefueltankandallowthetanktofully
drain.Closethedraincock.
7.Disconnectthewireharnessconnectionfromthefuelsender(item24in
Figure14).
Note:Beforeremovingthefuelhosesfromthetankttings,labelthehoses
forassemblypurposes.
DieselEngine:ServiceandRepairs
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Groundsmaster
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