Toro 30413 - Operating Tips

Thebrakescanbeusedtoassistinturningthemachine.
However,usethemcarefully,especiallyonsoftor
wetgrassbecausetheturfmaybetornaccidentally.
Anotherbenetofthebrakesistomaintaintraction.
Forexample,insomeslopeconditions,theuphillwheel
slipsandlosestraction.Ifthissituationoccurs,depress
theuphillturnpedalgraduallyandintermittentlyuntil
theuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,increasingtraction
onthedownhillwheel.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Makesurethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandthe
seatbeltisbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturns
onslopestopreventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,the
cuttingunitmustbeloweredwhengoingdownhill.
Thiscuttingunitisdesignedtodriveobjects
intothegroundwheretheyloseenergyquickly
ingrassareas.However,carelessoperation,
combinedwithterrainangle,ricochets,or
improperlypositionedsafetyguardcanleadto
thrownobjectinjuries.
•Whenapersonorpetappearssuddenlyinor
nearthemowingarea,
stop mo wing .
•Donotresumemowinguntiltheareais
cleared.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsand
movethethrottletoSlow .MovingthethrottletoSlow
reduceshighenginespeed,noise,andvibration.Turn
thekeytoOfftostoptheengine.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethecuttingunits
andsecurethetransportlatches(Figure31).
Figure31
1.Transportlatch(wingcuttingunits)
OperatingTips
MowWhenGrassisDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,which
causesgrassclumping,orinlateafternoontoavoidthe
damagethatcanbecausedbydirectsunlightonthe
sensitive,freshlymowedgrass.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
toSuitConditions
Removeapproximately1inch(25mm)ornomorethan
1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionally
lushanddensegrass,youmayhavetoraisethe
height-of-cuttothenextsetting.
MowatProperIntervals
Undermostnormalconditionsyouwillneedtomow
approximatelyevery4-5days.Butremember,grass
growsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.Thismeans
thatinordertomaintainthesameheight-of-cut,which
isagoodpractice,youwillneedtocutmorefrequently
inearlyspring;asthegrassgrowthrateslowsinmid
summer,cutonlyevery8-10days.Ifyouareunableto
mowforanextendedperiodduetoweatherconditions
orotherreasons,mowrstwiththeheight-of-cutata
highlevel;thenmowagain2-3dayslaterwithalower
heightsetting.
AlwaysMowwithSharpBlades
Asharpbladecutscleanlyandwithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassbladeslikeadullblade.Tearingand
shreddingcausesthegrasstoturnbrownattheedges
whichimpairsgrowthandincreasessusceptibilityto
diseases.
Transporting
Usethetransportlatcheswhentransportingoverlong
distances,roughterrain,orwhentrailering.
AfterOperating
Toensureoptimumperformance,cleantheunderside
ofthemowerhousingaftereachuse.Ifresidueis
allowedtobuildupinthemowerhousing,cutting
performancewilldecrease.
Also,removeanydebriswhichmayhavecollected
betweenthedeckliftcylindersandthefoamdeckpads
(Figure32).
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