Toro 30488 - Transporting the Machine; Side Discharging or Mulching the Grass; Adjusting the Height-Of-Cut

6.Closethebypassvalves,butdonotovertightenthem.
Important:Donotstartoroperatethemachine
withthebypassvalvesopen.Damagetothe
systemmayoccur.
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw .Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystanderstoavoidinjury.
Totransportthemachine:
1.Ifusingatrailer,connectittothetowingvehicle,and
connectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,setthebrake,and
closethefuelvalve.
5.Usethemetaltie-downloopsonthemachineto
securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruckwith
straps,chains,cable,orropes(Figure14).
6.Fastenthefrontofthemachinetothetrailerortruck
withstraps,chains,cable,orropes.
Figure14
1.Tractionunittie-downloop
SideDischargingorMulching
theGrass
Thismowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoureleasethebailandthepower
takeoff(PTO)isoff.Rotatetheignitionkeyto
Off.Alsoremovethekeyandpullthewire(s)off
thesparkplug(s).
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutcanbeadjustedfrom25to114mm(1to
4-1/2inches)in6mm(1/4inch)increments.Adjustment
isdonebyrelocatingthe4hairpincottersindifferenthole
locationsandbyaddingorremovingspacers.
Note:Allheight-of-cutpinsneedatleastonespacer,or
damagecanoccurtothebushingifnoneareused.
Note:Allheight-of-cutpinscanuse2spacersmaximum.
1.Selecttheholeheight-of-cutpostandnumberof
spacerscorrespondingtotheheight-of-cutdesired
(Figure15).
2.Usingthelifthandle,raisesideofdeck,andremovethe
hairpincotter(Figure15).
3.Addorremovespacersifneeded,aligntheholes,and
insertthehairpincotter(Figure15).
Note:Spareheight-of-cutspacersmaybestoredon
postsandretainedbyahairpincotter.
Important:All4hairpincottersmustbeinthe
sameholelocationandwiththecorrectnumberof
spacersforalevelcut.
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