Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
ThinkSafetyFirst
Pleasecarefullyreadallofthesafetyinstructionsanddecals
inthesafetysection.Knowingthisinformationcouldhelp
youorbystandersavoidinjury.
PerformingPre-Starting
Checks
Checkthefollowingitemseachtimeyoubeginusingthe
sprayerfortheday:
•Checkthetirepressure.
Note:Thesetiresaredifferentthancartires;theyrequire
lesspressuretominimizeturfcompactionanddamage.
•Checkalluidlevelsandaddtheappropriateamountof
specieduids,ifanyarefoundtobelow.
•Checkthebrakepedaloperation.
•Checktoseethatthelightsareworking.
•Withtheengineoff,checkforoilleaks,looseparts,and
anyothernoticeablemalfunctions.
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsarenotcorrect,notifyyourmechanic
orcheckwithyoursupervisorbeforetakingthesprayerout
fortheday.Yoursupervisormaywantyoutocheckother
itemsonadailybasis,soaskwhatyourresponsibilitiesare.
PreparingtoDrivetheMachine
CheckingtheTireAirPressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthetireairpressuretoensureproperlevels.Fillthe
tiresto124kPa(18psi).
Note:Also,checkthetiresforwearordamage.
CheckingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyChecktheengine
oillevelbeforeyoustarttheenginefor
thersttime.
Engineoilspecication:
•Oiltype:APIserviceclassicationSLorhigher.
•Oilviscosity:refertotheengineoilviscositytablebelow.
EngineOilViscosityTable
Ambienttemperaturerange
Oilviscosity
Above25C(77F)SAE30,SAE10W-30,or
SAE15W-40
0Cto25C(32Fto77F)SAE20orSAE10W-30
0Cto20C(32Fto-4F)SAE10WorSAE10W-30
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyourdistributor
ineither15W40or10W30viscosity.RefertothePartsCatalog
forpartnumbers.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscool,beforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifithas
alreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdowntothe
sumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,the
levelofoilmustbecheckedbeforeyourststarttheengine
andafteryouhaverunit.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Removethedipstick,locatedunderthepassengerseat,
andwipeitwithacleanrag(Figure19).
Note:Insertthedipstickintothetubeandmakesure
itisseatedfully.Removethedipstickandcheckthe
oillevel.
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