Toro 04357 - Setting the Reel Speed; Preparing the Machine for Mowing

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1.Cleanrodorscrewdriver
3.Warningbuzzer
2.Pressdownonswitch
4.Releasetheoat.Thealarmshouldstopsounding.
5.Installthestrainerscreenandhydraulictankcap.
MovetheignitionswitchtotheOffposition.
SettingtheReelSpeed
Toachieveaconsistent,highquality-of-cutanda
uniformaftercutappearance,itisimportantthatthe
reelspeedcontrol(locatedonthemanifoldblockunder
seat)becorrectlyset.
Adjustthereelspeedcontrolasfollows:
1.Selecttheheight-of-cutatwhichthecuttingunits
areset.
2.Choosethedesiredgroundspeedbestsuitedfor
conditions.
3.Usingtheappropriategraph(SeeFigure31)for
8bladeor11bladecuttingunits,determinethe
properreelspeedsetting.
Figure31
4.Tosetthereelspeed,rotatetheknob(Figure32)
untiltheindicatorarrowsareinlinewiththe
numberdesignatingdesiredsetting.
Figure32
1.Backlaplever2.Reelspeedcontrol
Note:Reelspeedcanbeincreasedordecreasedto
compensateforturfconditions.
PreparingtheMachinefor
Mowing
Toassistinaligningthemachineforsuccessivecutting
passes,itissuggestedthefollowingbedonetotheNo.
2andNo.3cuttingunitbaskets:
1.Measureinapproximately5inches(12.7cm)from
theouteredgeofeachbasket.
2.Eitherplaceastripofwhitetapeorpaintaline
ontoeachbasketparallelingtheouteredgeofeach
basket(Figure33).
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