Toro 20786 - Setting Height-Of-Cut

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POTENTIAL HAZARD
• A worn grass bag could allow small stones
and other similar debris to be thrown in
operator’s or bystanders direction.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Thrown objects can cause serious personal
injury or death to operator or bystanders.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Check the grass bag frequently. If it is
damaged, install a new genuine TORO
replacement bag that has this or a similar
warning.
6. To reinstall bag, repeat steps 3-4.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Thrown objects may result if discharge
door does not close completely.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Thrown objects can cause serious personal
injury or death.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• If discharge door cannot be closed because
grass clippings clog discharge ar ea, stop
engine and gently move discharge door
handle back and forth until door can be
closed completely. Do not for ce discharge
door closed because door or handle may be
damaged. If door still cannot be closed,
remove obstruction with a stick, not your
hand.
Setting Height–of–cut
Toro’s exclusive SmartWheelt provides a simple
method for determining the proper cutting height.
The SmartWheel has two cutting scales —
SPARSE/NORMAL and LUSH — to ensure the best
height–of–cut setting in any mowing condition
(Fig. 14). Use the SP
ARSE/NORMAL scale during
the warm summer season for the majority of your
mowing. The LUSH scale is for thick, moist,
succulent grass that grows most often in the spring.
In general, it is recommended that:
• Grass length should usually be cut at the C, D or
E settings or maintained at 5,1 cm to7,6 cm in
height.
• Cutting below the C setting is not recommended
unless grass is sparse or it is late fall when grass
growth begins to slow down. When cutting long
grass, you may need to use a higher
height–of–cut setting and a slower walking
speed; then recut the grass at a more normal
setting. If grass is too long and leaves clumps on
top of lawn, mower may plug and cause engine
to stall.
• The SmartWheel calculates the proper setting to
ensure that no more than 1/3 of the grass blade is
cut off.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Adjusting height-of-cut levers could bring
hands into contact with moving blade.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Contact with moving blade could cause
serious personal injury.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Do not adjust height-of-cut settings when
engine is running and blade is rotating.
• Do not put fingers under housing to lift
mower when adjusting height-of-cut levers.
1. Before starting the engine and beginning to
mow, push the mower into the grass. Stop when
the letters on the SmartWheelt design on the
rear left wheel are upright (Fig. 14).