Toro 30487TC - Adjusting the Height of Cut; Operating Tips

EngagingthePowerTakeoff(PTO)
Thepower-takeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthemower
bladesandsomepoweredattachments.
Note:Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5
to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
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DisengagingthePTO
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AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Youcanadjusttheheightofcutfrom2.5to15.8cm(1to
6inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbyrelocatingthe
stoppinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Withtheenginerunning,pushthedeck-liftswitchup
untilthemowerdeckisfullyraisedandreleasethe
switchimmediately(Figure24).
2.Rotatethestoppinuntiltherollpininitlinesupwith
theslotsintheholesintheheight-of-cutbracketand
removeit(Figure27).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracketcorresponding
totheheightofcutdesired,insertthepin,androtateit
downtolockitinplace(Figure27).
Note:Thereare4rowsofholepositions(Figure27).
Thetoprowgivesyoutheheightofcutlistedabovethe
pin.Thesecondrowdowngivesyoutheheightlisted
plus6mm(1/4inch).Thethirdrowdowngivesyou
theheightlistedplus12mm(1/2inch).Thebottom
rowgivesyoutheheightlistedplus18mm(3/4inch).
Forthe15.8cm(6inch)position,thereisonly1hole,
locatedinthesecondrow.Thisdoesnotadd6mm
(1/4inch)tothe15.8cm(6inch)position.
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1.Stoppin2.Height-of-cutstop
4.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersandskidsasrequired.
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting/GroundSpeed
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeckwhile
mowing,operatetheengineattheFASTthrottleposition
andadjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.Decreasethe
groundspeedastheloadonthecuttingbladesincrease;
increasethegroundspeedastheloadonthebladesdecrease.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsintheturf
overtime.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings,whichenhances
decompositionandfertilization.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedincertain
conditions.
AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthemower
youpreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheighttoensurethat
uneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
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