Toro 30606 - Operating Tips

automaticallysplitbetweenthefrontandrearwheels
tominimizewheelslipandlossoftraction.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Makesurethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredand
theseatbeltisbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharp
turnsonslopestopreventrollovers.Forsteering
control,thecuttingunitmustbeloweredwhengoing
downhill.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsand
changethethrottletoSlow.Changingthethrottleto
Slowreduceshighenginespeed,noise,andvibration.
TurnthekeytoOfftostoptheengine.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethecutting
unitsandsecurethetransportlatches(Figure57).
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Figure57
1.Transportlatch(sidecuttingunits)
OperatingTips
MowWhenGrassisDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,which
causesgrassclumping,orinlateafternoontoavoid
thedamagethatcanbecausedbydirectsunlighton
thesensitive,freshlymowedgrass.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuitConditions
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)orno
morethan1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.In
exceptionallylushanddensegrass,youmayhaveto
raisetheheight-of-cuttothenextsetting.
MowatProperIntervals
Undermostnormalconditionsyouwillneedtomow
approximatelyevery4-5days.Butremember,grass
growsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.Thismeans
thatinordertomaintainthesameheight-of-cut,
whichisagoodpractice,youwillneedtocutmore
frequentlyinearlyspring;asthegrassgrowthrate
slowsinmidsummer,cutonlyevery8-10days.If
youareunabletomowforanextendedperioddueto
weatherconditionsorotherreasons,mowrstwith
theheight-of-cutatahighlevel;thenmowagain2-3
dayslaterwithalowerheightsetting.
Transporting
Usethetransportlatcheswhentransportingoverlong
distances,roughterrain,orwhentrailering.
AfterOperating
Toensureoptimumperformance,cleantheunderside
ofthemowerhousingaftereachuse.Ifresidueis
allowedtobuildupinthemowerhousing,cutting
performancewilldecrease.
Also,removeanydebriswhichmayhavecollected
betweenthedeckliftcylindersandthefoamdeck
pads(Figure58).
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Figure58
1.Deckliftcylinder
2.Foamdeckpad
CuttingUnitPitch
Abladepitchof8to11mm(5/16to7/16inch)is
recommended.Apitchlargerthan8to11mm(5/16
to7/16inch)willresultinlesspowerrequired,larger
clippings,andapoorerqualityofcut.Apitchlessthan
8to11mm(5/16to7/16inch)willresultinmorepower
required,smallerclippingsandabetterqualityofcut.
MaximizingAirConditioner
Performance
•Tolimitsolarheating,parkthemachineina
shadedareaorleavethedoorsopenindirectsun.
•Checktomakesuretheairconditioningcondenser
nsareclean.
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