Toro 04470 User Manual

Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)
or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)byvolume
isacceptable.EthanolandMTBEarenotthesame.
Gasolinewith15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnot
approvedforuse.
•Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmorethan
10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15(contains
15%ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),orE85
(containsupto85%ethanol).
•Donotusefuelthatcontainsmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuel
containersoverthewinter,unlessyouuseafuel
stabilizer.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan
30daysold)fuel.
•Usingunapprovedgasolinemaycause
performanceproblemsand/orenginedamage,
whichmaynotbecoveredunderthewarranty.
Important:Donotusefueladditivesotherthan
afuelstabilizer/conditioner.Donotusefuel
stabilizerswithanalcoholbasesuchasethanol,
methanol,orisopropanol.
FillingtheFuelTank
•Fueltankcapacity:22.7L(6U.S.gallons)
•RecommendedFuel:
–Forbestresults,useonlyclean,freshdiesel
fuelorbiodieselfuelswithlow(<500ppm)
orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.The
minimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180
daystoensurefuelfreshness.
–Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-D)
attemperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)and
winter-grade(No.1-DorNo.1-D/2-Dblend)
belowthattemperature.Useofwinter-grade
fuelatlowertemperaturesprovideslowerash
pointandcoldowcharacteristicswhichwill
easestartingandreducefuellterplugging.
Note:Useofsummer-gradefuelabove-7°
C(20°F)willcontributetowardlongerfuel
pumplifeandincreasedpowercomparedto
winter-gradefuel.
–Thismachinecanalsouseabiodiesel
blendedfuelofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%
petrodiesel).Thepetrodieselportionshouldbe
loworultra-lowsulfur.Observethefollowing
precautions:
◊Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
◊Theblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeet
ASTMD975orEN590.
◊Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedby
biodieselblends.
◊UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesser
blendsincoldweather.
◊Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontact
withfuelastheymaybedegradedover
time.
◊Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedfora
timeafterconvertingtobiodieselblends.
◊Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
1.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremoveit
(Figure24).
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Figure24
1.Fuel-tankcap
2.Fillthetankuntilthelevelis6to13mm(1/4to
1/2inch)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
Important:Donotoverll.
3.Installthecap.
4.Wipeupanyfuelthatmayhavespilled.
PerformingDaily
Maintenance
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthemachineeachday,performthe
followingprocedures:
•Checktheengine-oillevel—refertoCheckingthe
EngineOil(page34).
•Drainwaterfromthefuellter—refertoDraining
WaterfromtheFuelFilter(page36).
•Checkthecoolingsystem—refertoCooling
SystemMaintenance(page41).
•Checkthetirepressure—refertoCheckingthe
TirePressure(page39).
•Checkthehydraulic-uidlevel—refertoChecking
theHydraulic-FluidLevel(page45).
•Checkthereel-to-bedknifecontact—referto
CheckingtheReel-to-BedknifeContact(page46).
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Toro 04470 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	04470
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English