Toro Reelmaster 3550 - Filling the Fuel Tank

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Figure26
1.Oil-llcap
5.Installtheoil-llcapandclosethehood.
FillingtheFuelTank
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswithlow
(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.The
minimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchasefuelin
quantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180daystoensurefuel
freshness.
Thefueltankcapacityisapproximately42L(11USgallons).
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(Number2-D)attemperatures
above-7°C(20°F)andwinter-gradedieselfuel(Number
1-DorNumber1-D/2-Dblend)below-7°C(20°F).Using
winter-gradefuelatlowertemperaturesprovideslower
ash-pointandcold-owcharacteristicsthateasestartingand
reducepluggingofthefuellter.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)willcontribute
towardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
towinter-gradefuel.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionshouldbeloworultra-lowsulfur.Observethe
followingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblendsincold
weather
•Monitorseals,hoses,andgasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradedovertime.
•Expectpluggingofthefuellterforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•ContactyourauthorizedTorodistributorformore
informationonbiodiesel.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
units,engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekey.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-tankcap(Figure27).
3.Removethefuel-tankcap.
4.Fillthetanktothebottomofthellerneck.Donot
overllthetank.Installthecap.
5.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
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Figure27
1.Fuel-tankcap
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,fuelandfuelvapors
arehighlyammableandexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcancausepropertydamage.
Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis6to13
mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsthefueltoexpand.
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