Toro RT600 User Manual

UsingBiodieselFuel
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionshouldbeloworultra-lowsulfur.Observethe
followingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
•Biodieselblendsmaybedamagepaintedsurfaces.
•UseB5withabiodieselcontentof5%orlessincold
weather.
•Checkseals,hoses,gasketsthatcomeincontactwiththe
fuel,astheymaydegradeovertime.
•Thefuelltermaybecomepluggedforatimeafter
convertingtoabiodieselfuelblend.
•Contactyourdistributorformoreinformationabout
biodieselfuel.
StoringFuel
Ifyoustorefuelinastoragetank,itcanaccumulateforeign
materialorwater.Keepthefuelstoragetankoutside,and
keepthefuelascoolaspossible.Removewaterfromthefuel
inthestoragecontaineratregularintervals.
FillingtheFuelTank
Note:Fillthefueltankofthemachineattheendofeachday
topreventcondensationinthefueltank.
1.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcap(Figure18),andremove
thecapfromthetank.
Figure18
1.Fuelcap2.Fillerneck
Note:Removethecapslowlytoreducetheair
pressurebuildup.
2.Fillthefueltanktothebottomofthenecktoallow
thefuelroomtoexpand.
Note:Thefueltankcapacityis75.7L(20USgal).
3.Installthefueltankcapandtightenitsecurelybyhand.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,
checktheoillevelbeforeandafteryourststarttheengine.
Useonlyhigh-qualitySAE15W-40heavy-dutyengineoilwith
anAPIclassicationofCH-4orhigher.
WhileSAE15W-40oilwithanAPIclassicationofCH-4or
higherisrecommendedformostclimates,refertoFigure19
foroilviscosityrecommendationsforextremeclimates.
°C
°C
-40
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
-40 -22 -2 14 32 50 58 86 104 122
All Seasons
Winter Conditions
Arctic Conditions
°C
°C
-40
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
-40 -22 -2 14 32 50 58 86 104 122
15W -40
10W -30
5W-30
G022415
Figure19
Note:Limiteduseoflow-viscosityoilssuchasSAE10W-30
withanAPIclassicationofCH-4orhighercanbeusedfor
easierstartingandprovidingsufcientoilowatambient
temperaturesbelow-5°C(23°F).However,continuoususeof
lowviscosityoilcandecreaseenginelifebecauseofwear.
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromanAuthorized
ToroServiceDealerineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity
withAPIclassicationCH-4orhigher.SeethePartsCatalog
forpartnumbers.Also,refertotheEngineOperator'sManual,
includedwiththemachine,forfurtherrecommendations.
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoolow
ortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmaydamage
theengine.
1.Removetheright-sidepanel;refertoRemovingthe
SidePanels(page35).
2.Removethedipstick(Figure20)andwipeitcleanwith
acleancloth(Figure20).
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Toro RT600 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	RT600
Category	Tractor
Language	English