Toro 04520 - Mowing Procedures

mowingsothatthegrassbladeswillbelessapttolay
downandthereforebedifculttotrapbetweenthereel
bladesandbedknife.
MowingProcedures
1.Approachthegreenwiththeshiftselectorinthe
No.1position.Startononeedgeofthegreenso
thattheribbonprocedureofcuttingmaybeused.
Thisholdscompactiontoaminimumandleavesa
neat,attractivepatternonthegreens.
2.Actuatethemowpedalasthefrontedgeofthe
grassbasketscrosstheouteredgeofthegreen.
Thisproceduredropsthecuttingunitstotheturf
andstartsthereels.
Important:Familiarizeyourselfwiththefact
thattheNo.1cuttingunitreelisdelayedand
therefore,youshouldpracticetotrytogain
therequiredtimingnecessarytominimizethe
cleanupmowingoperation.
3.Overlapaminimalamountwiththepreviouscut
onreturnpasses.Toassistinmaintainingastraight
lineacrossthegreenandkeepthemachinean
equaldistancefromtheedgeofthepreviouscut,
establishanimaginarysightlineapproximately6to
10ft(1.8to3m)aheadofthemachinetotheedge
oftheuncutportionofthegreen(
Figure39and
Figure40).Somenditusefultoincludetheouter
edgeofthesteeringwheelaspartofthesightline;
i.e.keepthesteeringwheeledgealignedwithapoint
thatisalwayskeptthesamedistanceawayfromthe
frontofthemachine(
Figure39andFigure40).
Figure40
1.Alignmentstrip
3.Cutgrassonleft
2.Approximately5inches
(12.7cm)
4.Keepfocalspot6-10ft
(1.8-3m)aheadofthe
machine.
4.Asthefrontofthebasketscrosstheedgeofthe
green,depresstheliftpedal.Thiswillstopthereels
andliftthecuttingunits.Timingofthisprocedureis
important,sothemowersdonotcutintothefringe
area.However,asmuchofthegreenaspossible
shouldbecuttominimizetheamountofgrassleft
tomowaroundtheouterperiphery
5.Cutdownonoperatingtimeandeaselineupforthe
nextpassbymomentarilyturningthemachinein
theoppositedirection,thenturninginthedirection
oftheuncutportion;i.e.,ifintendingtoturnright,
rstswingslightlyleft,thenright.Thiswillassistin
gettingthemachinemorequicklyalignedforthe
nextpass.Followthesameprocedureforturningin
theoppositedirection.Itisagoodpracticetotryto
makeasshortofaturnaspossible.However,turn
inawiderarcduringwarmerweathertominimize
thepossibilityofbruisingtheturf.
Important:Themachineshouldneverbe
stoppedonagreenwiththecuttingunitreels
operatingasdamagetotheturfmayresult.
Stoppingonawetgreenwiththemachinemay
leavemarksorindentationsfromthewheels.
6.Finishcuttingthegreenbymowingtheouter
periphery.Besuretochangethedirectionofcutting
fromthepreviousmowing.Alwayskeepweather
andturfconditionsinmindandbesuretochange
thedirectionofmowingfromthepreviouscutting.
Replacetheag.
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