Toro 30447N - Operating Characteristics; Operating Tips

OperatingCharacteristics
Practicedrivingthemachinebecauseithasahydrostatic
transmissionanditscharacteristicsaredifferentthanmany
turfmaintenancemachines.Somepointstoconsiderwhen
operatingthetractionunit,cuttingunit,orotherimplements
arethetransmission,enginespeed,loadonthecuttingblades
orotherimplementcomponents,andtheimportanceofthe
brakes.
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthetractionunitand
implementwhileoperating,regulatethetractionpedalto
keeptheenginespeedhighandsomewhatconstant.Agood
ruletofollowistodecreasethegroundspeedastheload
ontheimplementincreases,andincreasethegroundspeed
astheloaddecreases.
Therefore,allowthetractionpedaltomovebackwardasthe
enginespeeddecreases,anddepressthepedalslowlyasthe
speedincreases.Bycomparison,whendrivingfromonework
areatoanother,withnoloadandcuttingunitraised,havethe
throttleintheFastpositionanddepressthetractionpedal
slowlybutfullytoattainmaximumgroundspeed.
Thebrakescanbeusedtoassistinturningthemachine.
However,usethemcarefully,especiallyonsoftorwetgrass
becausetheturfmaybetornaccidentally.Anotherbenet
ofthebrakesistomaintaintraction.Forexample,insome
slopeconditions,theuphillwheelslipsandlosestraction.If
thissituationoccurs,depresstheuphillturnpedalgradually
andintermittentlyuntiltheuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,
increasingtractiononthedownhillwheel.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.Make
surethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandtheseatbelt
isbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopesto
preventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,thecuttingunitmust
beloweredwhengoingdownhill.
WARNING
Thiscuttingunitisdesignedtodriveobjectsinto
thegroundwheretheyloseenergyquicklyingrass
areas.However,carelessoperation,combinedwith
terrainangle,ricochets,orimproperlypositioned
safetyguardcanleadtothrownobjectinjuries.
•Whenapersonorpetappearssuddenlyinor
nearthemowingarea,
stop mo wing .
•Donotresumemowinguntiltheareaiscleared.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsandmove
thethrottletoSlow .MovingthethrottletoSlowreduceshigh
enginespeed,noise,andvibration.TurnthekeytoOffto
stoptheengine.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethecuttingunitsand
securethetransportlatches(Figure34).
Figure34
1.Transportlatch(wingcuttingunits)
OperatingTips
MowWhenGrassisDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,whichcauses
grassclumping,orinlateafternoontoavoidthedamage
thatcanbecausedbydirectsunlightonthesensitive,freshly
mowedgrass.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
toSuitConditions
Removeapproximately1inch(25mm)ornomorethan1/3
ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylushand
densegrass,youmayhavetoraisetheheight-of-cuttothe
nextsetting.
MowatProperIntervals
Undermostnormalconditionsyouwillneedtomow
approximatelyevery4-5days.Butremember,grassgrowsat
differentratesatdifferenttimes.Thismeansthatinorderto
maintainthesameheight-of-cut,whichisagoodpractice,
youwillneedtocutmorefrequentlyinearlyspring;asthe
grassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,cutonlyevery8-10
days.Ifyouareunabletomowforanextendedperioddue
toweatherconditionsorotherreasons,mowrstwiththe
height-of-cutatahighlevel;thenmowagain2-3dayslater
withalowerheightsetting.
AlwaysMowwithSharpBlades
Asharpbladecutscleanlyandwithouttearingorshredding
thegrassbladeslikeadullblade.Tearingandshredding
causesthegrasstoturnbrownattheedgeswhichimpairs
growthandincreasessusceptibilitytodiseases.
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