Toro TX 1300 - Before Operation Safety; General Safety Precautions; Fuel Safety Precautions

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
BeforeOperation
BeforeOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Neverallowchildrenoruntrainedpeopleto
operateorservicethemachine.Localregulations
mayrestricttheageorrequirecertiedtrainingof
theoperator.Theownerisresponsiblefortraining
alloperatorsandmechanics.
•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe
equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetydecals.
•Alwaysengagetheparkingbrake(ifequipped),
shutofftheengine,removethekey,waitforall
movingpartstostop,andallowthemachine
tocoolbeforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,or
storingthemachine.
•Knowhowtostopthemachineandshutoffthe
enginequickly.
•Checkthatthesafetyswitches,andshieldsare
attachedandfunctioningproperly.Donotoperate
themachineunlesstheyarefunctioningproperly.
•Locatethepinch-pointareasmarkedonthe
machineandattachments;keepyourhandsand
feetawayfromtheseareas.
•Beforeoperatingthemachinewithanattachment,
ensurethattheattachmentisproperlyinstalled.
Readalltheattachmentmanuals.
•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminewhataccessories
andattachmentsyouneedtoproperlyandsafely
performthejob.
•Havethepropertyorworkareamarkedforburied
linesandotherobjects,anddonotdiginmarked
areas;notethelocationofunmarkedobjectsand
structures,suchasundergroundstoragetanks,
wells,andsepticsystems.
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusetheequipment
forunevensurfacesandhiddenhazards.
•Ensurethattheareaisclearofbystandersbefore
operatingthemachine.Stopthemachineifa
bystanderentersthearea.
FuelSafety
•Useextremecarewhenhandlingfuel.Itis
ammableanditsvaporsareexplosive.
•Extinguishallcigarettes,cigars,pipes,andother
sourcesofignition.
•Useonlyanapprovedfuelcontainer.
•Donotremovethefuelcaporllthefueltank
whiletheengineisrunningorhot.
•Donotaddordrainfuelinanenclosedspace.
•Donotstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheaterorotherappliance.
•Ifyouspillfuel,donotattempttostarttheengine;
avoidcreatinganysourceofignitionuntilthefuel
vaporshavedissipated.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthefuel,
removethemachinefromthetruckortrailerand
refuelitontheground,awayfromallvehicles.If
thisisnotpossible,placeaportablefuelcontainer
ontheground,awayfromallvehicles,andllit;
thenrefuelthemachinefromthefuelcontainer
ratherthanfromafuel-dispensernozzle.
•Keepthefuel-dispensernozzleincontactwith
therimofthefueltankorcontaineropeningat
alltimesuntilfuelingiscomplete.Donotusea
nozzlelock-opendevice.
AddingFuel
RecommendedFuel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuels
withultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.Theminimum
cetaneratingshouldbe45.Acetaneratinggreater
than50ispreferred,especiallyattemperaturesbelow
-20°C(-4°F)oratelevationsabove1500m(5000ft).
Purchasefuelinquantitiesthatyoucanusewithin
180daystoensurefuelfreshness.
Usingnon-ultralowsulfurfuelwilldamagetheengine
emissionssystem.
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-DorNo.
2-DS15)attemperaturesabove-10°C(14°F)and
wintergrade(No.1-DorNo.1-DS15)below
thattemperature.Usingwinter-gradefuelatlower
temperaturesprovideslowerashpointandcoldow
characteristics,whicheasesstartingandreducesfuel
lterplugging.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-10°C(14°F)
contributestowardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreased
powercomparedtowinter-gradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasoline
insteadofdieselfuel.Failuretoobservethis
cautionwilldamagetheengine.
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