Toro Groundsmaster 5910 - Before Operation; Before Operation Safety; Fuel Safety and Handling

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
Thisproductiscapableofamputatinghandsand
feetandofthrowingobjects.Alwaysfollowallsafety
instructionstoavoidseriouspersonalinjury.
•Readandunderstandthecontentsofthis
Operator’sManualbeforestartingtheengine.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutallguards
andothersafetyprotectivedevicesinplaceand
functioningproperlyonthemachine.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetawayfromrotating
parts.Keepclearofthedischargeopening.
•Keepbystandersandchildrenoutoftheoperating
area.Neverallowchildrentooperatethemachine.
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovementtostopbeforeyouleavethe
operator’sposition.Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
Improperlyusingormaintainingthismachinecan
resultininjury.Toreducethepotentialforinjury,
complywiththesesafetyinstructionsandalways
payattentiontothesafety-alertsymbol
,which
meansCaution,Warning,orDanger—personalsafety
instruction.Failuretocomplywiththeseinstructions
mayresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
FuelSafety
•Useextremecareinhandlingfuel.Itisammable
anditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcase;referto
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page69).
CheckingtheCooling
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checkthecoolingsystem;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-CoolingSystem(page80).
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checkthehydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingthe
HydraulicLinesandHoses(page88).
FillingtheFuelTank
FuelTankCapacity
132L(35USgallons)
FuelSpecication
Important:Useonlyultra-lowsulphurdiesel
fuel.Fuelwithhigherratesofsulfurdegrades
thedieseloxidationcatalyst(DOC),whichcauses
operationalproblemsandshortenstheservicelife
ofenginecomponents.
Failuretoobservethefollowingcautionsmay
damagetheengine.
•Neverusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadofdiesel
fuel.
•Nevermixkeroseneorusedengineoilwiththe
dieselfuel.
•Neverkeepfuelincontainerswithzincplatingon
theinside.
•Donotusefueladditives.
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