Toro 30487TC - After Operation; After Operation Safety; Pushing the Machine by Hand

SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)ornomorethan1/3
ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylushand
densegrass,youmayhavetoslowdowntheforwardspeed
and/orraisetheheightofcuttothenexthighersetting.
Important:Ifyouarecuttingmorethat1/3ofthe
grassbladeofformowinginsparselonggrassordry
conditions,theuseatsailbladestoreduceairborne
chaff,debris,anddeck-drivecomponentstrain.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifthegrassevergrowsslightlylongerthannormal,orifit
containsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethecuttingheight
higherthanusualandcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencut
thegrassagainusingthelower,normalsetting.
KeepingtheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower
aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,
cuttingqualityeventuallybecomesunsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,mufer,
batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cuttingunits,andfuel
storagecompartmentfreeofgrass,leaves,orexcessivegrease.
Cleanupanyspilledoilorfuel.
MaintainingtheBlade
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseason,because
asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe
grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat
theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof
disease.Checkthebladesdailyforsharpnessandforany
wearordamage.Sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifablade
isdamagedorworn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuine
Tororeplacementblade.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,drives,
mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoil
orfuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwheneveryouare
transportingornotusingthemachine.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.Donotexceeda15°anglebetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
TowingSafety
•Towonlywithamachinethathasahitchdesignedfor
towing.Donotattachtowedequipmentexceptatthe
hitchpoint.
•Followthemanufacturer’srecommendationforweight
limitsfortowedequipmentandtowingonslopes.On
slopes,theweightofthetowedequipmentmaycauseloss
oftractionandlossofcontrol.
•Neverallowchildrenorothersinorontowedequipment.
•Travelslowlyandallowextradistancetostopwhen
towing.
PushingtheMachinebyHand
Important:Nevertowthemachinebecausehydraulic
damagemayoccur.
PushingtheMachine
1.Disengagethepowertakeoff(PTO)andturn
theignitionkeytooff.Movetheleverstothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKpositionandapplytheparkingbrake.
Removethekey.
2.Lifttheseat.
3.Rotateeachbypassvalvecounterclockwise1turn
(Figure28).
Note:Thisallowshydraulicuidtobypassthepump
enablingthewheelstoturn.
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