Operator's Manual

Operation

Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the

mac hine from the nor mal operating position.

Checking the Engine Oil

T he engine is shipped with oil in the crankcase;

ho w ev er , the oil lev el m ust be c hec k ed before and

after the engine is ﬁrst star ted.

Crankcase capacity is appro ximately 7.5 qt. (7 l)

with the ﬁlter .

Use high-quality engine oil that meets the follo wing

speciﬁcations:

• API Classiﬁcation Lev el R equired: CH-4, CI-4

or higher .

• Prefer red oil: SAE 15W -40 (abo v e 0°F)

• Alter nate oil: SAE 10W -30 or 5W -30 (all

temperatures)

Note: T oro Premium Engine oil is a v ailable

from y our distributor in either 15W -40 or 10W -30

viscosity . See the par ts catalog for par t n umbers .

1. P ark mac hine on a lev el surface . R elease hood

latc h and open hood ( Figure 16 ).

Figure 16

1. Hood latch

2. R emo v e dipstic k ( Figure 17 ), wipe clean and

reinstall dipstic k. Pull it out ag ain and c hec k

oil lev el on dipstic k: Oil lev el should be up to

FULL mark on dipstic k.

Figure 17

1. Dipstick

3. If oil lev el is lo w , remo v e ﬁller cap ( Figure 18 )

and add oil until lev el reac hes FULL mark on

dipstic k. Do not o v erﬁll.

Figure 18

1. Filler cap

4. Install ﬁller cap .

5. Close hood and secure latc h.

Checking the Cooling System

Clean debris off screen, oil cooler and front

of radiator daily , more often if conditions are

extremely dusty and dir ty; refer to R emo ving

Debris in Cooling System Maintenance , pag e 44 .

T he cooling system is ﬁlled with a 50/50 solution

of w ater and per manent eth ylene glycol antifreeze .

Chec k lev el of coolant in radiator and expansion

tank at the beginning of eac h da y before star ting

the engine . Capacity of cooling system is 10 quar ts

(9.4 l).