Operator's Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyourAuthorized
ToroDealer.
Important:Use4-cycle
detergent engineoilthatmeets
orexceedstherequirementsforAPIservicecategory
SJ , SL, SM, or higher .
CrankcaseCapacity:1.0L(1.06USqt)
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoolow
ortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmaydamage
theengine.Thistypeofdamageisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.
Note:UseSAE10W-30forgeneraluse.Youcanuse
theotherviscositiesshowninthechartwhentheaverage
temperatureinyourareaiswithintheindicatedrange(Figure
9).
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-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 F
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 C
o
o
30
5W-30
10W -30
Figure9
1.Stopthemachineonalevelsurface,andensurethatthe
engineislevel.
2.Disengagethecuttingblades,stoptheengine,waitfor
allmovingpartstostop,andturntheengineswitch
totheOffposition.
3.Allowtheenginetocool.
4.Cleanaroundthedipstick(Figure10)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellholeanddamagetheengine.
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2
3
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Figure10
1.Fillhole3.Upperlevel
2.Dipstick4.Lowerlevel
5.Removethedipstick,andwipetheendclean.
6.Insertthedipstickfullyintothellhole,butdonot
screwitin(Figure10).
7.Removethedipstickagainandlookattheend.Ifthe
engineoillevelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilinto
thellholetoraisetheleveltotheFullmarkonthe
dipstick(Figure10).
AddingFuel
Capacity:5.6L(1.48USgallons)
RecommendedFuel:
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan30days
old),unleadedgasolinewithanoctaneratingof87or
higher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)
or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)byvolume
isacceptable.EthanolandMTBEarenotthesame.
Gasolinewith15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnot
approvedforuse.Neverusegasolinethatcontains
morethan10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15
(contains15%ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),or
E85(containsupto85%ethanol).Usingunapproved
gasolinemaycauseperformanceproblemsand/orengine
damagewhichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuelcontainers
overthewinterunlessafuelstabilizerisused.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,addfuel
stabilizertothefuelallseason,mixingitwithgasoline
lessthan30daysold;runthemachinedrybeforestoring
itformorethan30days.
Donotusefueladditivesotherthanafuel
stabilizer/conditioner.Donotusefuelstabilizers
withanalcoholbasesuchasethanol,methanol,or
isopropanol.
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