Toro 20353 - After Operation Procedures; Post-Use Safety and Cleaning; Cutting Leaves Effectively

CuttingLeaves
•Aftercuttingthelawn,ensurethathalfofthelawnshows
throughthecutleafcover.Youmayneedtomakemore
thanasinglepassovertheleaves.
•Iftherearemorethan13cm(5inches)ofleavesonthe
lawn,setthefrontcuttingheight1or2notcheshigher
thantherearcuttingheight.
•Slowdownyourmowingspeedifthemachinedoesnot
cuttheleavesnelyenough.
AfterOperation
AfterOperatingSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthemachinetohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
HaulingSafety
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.Donotexceeda15°anglebetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
CleaningundertheMachine
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Forbestresults,cleanthemachinesoonafteryouhave
completedmowing.
1.Movethemachineontoaatpavedsurface.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Lowerthemachinetoitslowestcutting-heightsetting;
refertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight(page8).
4.Washouttheareaunderthereardeectorwherethe
clippingsgofromtheundersideofthemachinetothe
grassbag.
Note:Washouttheareawiththebag-on-demandin
boththefullyforwardandfullyrearwardpositions.
5.Attachagardenhosethatisconnectedtoawater
supplytothewashoutportonthemachine(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Washoutport
6.Turnthewateron.
7.Starttheengineandrunituntiltherearenomore
clippingsthatcomeoutfromunderthemachine.
8.Stoptheengine.
9.Shutoffthewateranddisconnectthegardenhose
fromthemachine.
10.Starttheengineandrunitforafewminutestodrythe
undersideofthemachinetopreventitfromrusting.
11.Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanenclosedarea.
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