Toro 20381 - Operating Tips for Mowing; General Mowing Tips; Cutting Grass Techniques; Cutting Leaves Efficiently

3.Installtheside-dischargechuteandclosethedooronto
thechute(Figure32).
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Figure32
RemovingtheSide-DischargeChute
Toremovethesidedischargechute,reversethestepsabove.
Important:Locktheside-dischargedoorafteryouclose
it(Figure33).
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Figure33
OperatingTips
GeneralMowingTips
•Inspecttheareawhereyouwillusethemachineand
removeallobjectsthatthemachinecouldthrow.
•Avoidstrikingsolidobjectswiththeblade.Never
deliberatelymowoveranyobject.
•Ifthemachinestrikesanobjectorstartstovibrate,
immediatelyshutofftheengine,disconnectthewire
fromthesparkplug,removetheelectric-startbutton
(electric-startmodelonly),andexaminethemachinefor
damage.
•Forbestperformance,installanewbladebeforethe
cuttingseasonbegins.
•ReplacethebladewhennecessarywithaToro
replacementblade.
CuttingGrass
•Cutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeatatime.Donot
cutbelow51mm(2inches)unlessthegrassissparseorit
islatefallwhengrassgrowthbeginstoslowdown.
•Whencuttinggrassover15cm(6inches)tall,mowatthe
highestcuttingheightsettingandwalkslower;thenmow
againatalowersettingforthebestlawnappearance.If
thegrassistoolong,themachinemayplugandcause
theenginetostall.
•Wetgrassandleavestendtoclumpontheyardandcan
causethemachinetoplugortheenginetostall.Avoid
mowinginwetconditions.
•Beawareofapotentialrehazardinverydryconditions,
followalllocalrewarnings,andkeepthemachinefree
ofdrygrassandleafdebris.
•Alternatethemowingdirection.Thishelpsdispersethe
clippingsoverthelawnforevenfertilization.
•Ifthenishedlawnappearanceisunsatisfactory,try1
ormoreofthefollowing:
–Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened.
–Walkataslowerpacewhilemowing.
–Raisethecuttingheightonyourmachine.
–Cutthegrassmorefrequently.
–Overlapcuttingswathsinsteadofcuttingafullswath
witheachpass.
CuttingLeaves
•Aftercuttingthelawn,ensurethathalfofthelawnshows
throughthecutleafcover.Youmayneedtomakemore
thanasinglepassovertheleaves.
•Iftherearemorethan13cm(5inches)ofleavesonthe
lawn,mowatahighercuttingheightandthenagainat
thedesiredcuttingheight.
•Slowdownyourmowingspeedifthemachinedoesnot
cuttheleavesnelyenough.
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