Operator's Manual

Note:ToroPremiumEngineoilisavailablefromyour
distributorineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity.Refer
tothepartscatalogforpartnumbers.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhen
theengineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedforthe
day.Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrain
backdowntothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheAddmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltothe
Fullmark.Donotoverlltheengine.Iftheoillevel
isbetweentheFullandAddmarks,nooiladdition
isrequired.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Removethedipstick(Figure28)andwipeitwith
acleanrag.
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Figure28
1.Dipstick
3.Pushthedipstickdownintothedipsticktubeand
makesurethatitisseatedfully.Pullthedipstick
outandchecktheoillevel.
4.Iftheoillevelislow,removetheoil-llcap
(Figure29)andgraduallyaddsmallquantitiesof
oil,checkingthelevelfrequently,untilthelevel
reachestheFullmarkonthedipstick.
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Figure29
1.Oil-llcap
5.Installtheoil-llcapandclosethehood.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Cleandebrisoffoftheradiator/oilcoolerdaily(Figure
30).Cleantheradiator/oilcoolerhourlyifconditions
areextremelydustyanddirty;refertoCleaningthe
EngineCoolingSystem(page45).
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Figure30
1.Radiator/oilcooler
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solution
ofwaterandpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.
Checkthecoolantlevelatthebeginningofeachday
beforestartingtheengine.
Thecapacityofthecoolingsystemisapproximately
5.7L(6USqt).
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekeyfromtheignition
switch.
2.Checkthecoolantlevelintheexpansiontank
(Figure31).Withacoldengine,thecoolant
levelshouldbeapproximatelymidwaybetween
themarksonthesideofthetank.
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