Toro TX 1300 - During Operation Safety; Filling the Fuel Tank; Recommended Fuel Types; Biodiesel Fuel Considerations

BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB5(5%biodiesel,95%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuel
astheymaydegradeovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmayoccurforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorformoreinformationon
biodiesel.
FillingtheFuelTank
Fueltankcapacity:42L(11.1USgallons)
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,andlowertheloaderarms.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Raisethebracket.
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1.Fuelcap
4.Removethefuelcap.
5.Fillthetankwithfueluptothellerneck.
6.Installthecap.
7.Lowerthebracket.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
EachUse/DailyprocedureslistedintheMaintenance
(page40).
Important:Checkthehydraulic-uidlevel
andbleedthefuelsystembeforestartingthe
engineforthersttime;refertoCheckingthe
Hydraulic-FluidLevel(page62)andBleedingthe
FuelSystem(page50).
DuringOperation
DuringOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Donotexceedtheratedoperatingcapacity,as
themachinemaybecomeunstable,whichmay
resultinlossofcontrol.Theoperatingcapacity
isreducedifyouextendtheloaderarmstothe
pointwhereyoucanseethestripeddecalinside
thearms.
•Donottransportanattachment/loadwiththe
armsraisedorextended;alwaystransportthe
attachments/loadclosetotheground,withthe
loaderarmsretracted.
•Attachmentscanchangethestabilityandthe
operatingcharacteristicsofthemachine.
•Formachineswithaplatform:
–Lowertheloaderarmsbeforesteppingoffthe
platform.
–Donottrytostabilizethemachinebyputting
yourfootontheground.Ifyoulosecontrolof
themachine,stepofftheplatformandaway
fromthemachine.
–Donotplaceyourfeetundertheplatform.
–Donotmovethemachineunlessyouare
standingwithbothfeetontheplatformand
yourhandsareholdingontothereferencebars
ortheloadercontrol.
•Useyourfullattentionwhileoperatingthe
machine.Donotengageinanyactivitythat
causesdistractions;otherwise,injuryorproperty
damagemayoccur.
•Lookbehindanddownbeforebackingupto
ensurethatthepathisclear.
•Neverjerkthecontrols;useasteadymotion.
•Theowner/usercanpreventandisresponsible
foraccidentsthatmaycausepersonalinjuryor
propertydamage.
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