Operator's Manual

FuelSpecication
Important:Useonlyultra-lowsulphurdieselfuel.
Fuelwithhigherratesofsulfurdegradesthediesel
oxidationcatalyst(DOC),whichcausesoperational
problemsandshortenstheservicelifeofengine
components.
Failuretoobservethefollowingcautionsmaydamage
theengine.
•Neverusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadofdieselfuel.
•Nevermixkeroseneorusedengineoilwiththediesel
fuel.
•Neverkeepfuelincontainerswithzincplatingonthe
inside.
•Donotusefueladditives.
PetroleumDiesel
Cetanerating:45orhigher
Sulfurcontent:Ultra-lowsulfur(<15ppm)
FuelTable
Dieselfuelspecication
Location
ASTMD975
No.1-DS15
No.2-DS15
USA
EN590EuropeanUnion
ISO8217DMX
International
JISK2204GradeNo.2
Japan
KSM-2610
Korea
•Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuels.
•Purchasefuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180
daystoensurefuelfreshness.
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-D)attemperatures
above-7°C(20°F)andwinter-gradefuel(No.1-DorNo.
1-D/2-Dblend)belowthattemperature.
Note:Useofwinter-gradefuelatlowertemperatures
provideslowerashpointandcoldowcharacteristics
whicheasesstartingandreducesfuellterplugging.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)contributes
towardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
towinter-gradefuel.
Biodiesel
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofupto
B20(20%biodiesel,80%petroleumdiesel).
Sulfurcontent:Ultra-lowsulfur(<15ppm)
Biodieselfuelspecication:ASTMD6751orEN14214
Blendedfuelspecication:ASTMD975,EN590,orJIS
K2204
Important:Thepetroleumdieselportionmustbe
ultra-lowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Biodieselblendsmaydamagepaintedsurfaces.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblendsin
coldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•ContactyourauthorizedT orodistributorformore
informationonbiodiesel.
AddingFuel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
units,engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekey.
2.Usingacleanrag,cleanareaaroundfuel-tankcap.
3.Removethecapfromthefueltank(Figure49).
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Figure49
1.Fuel-tankcap
4.Fillthetankuntilthelevelis6to13mm(1/4to1/2
inch)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
5.Installthefuel-tankcaptightlyafterllingthetank.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.
Thisminimizespossiblebuildupofcondensation
insidethefueltank.
PerformingDailyMaintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performtheEach
Use/DailyprocedureslistedinMaintenance(page49).
CheckingtheInterlockSwitches
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CAUTION
Ifsafetyinterlockswitchesaredisconnectedor
damaged,themachinecouldoperateunexpectedly,
causingpersonalinjury.
•Donottamperwiththeinterlockswitches.
•Checktheoperationoftheinterlockswitches
dailyandreplaceanydamagedswitchesbefore
operatingthemachine.
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