Toro 30645 - Operating Tips

4.Checkforbentblades;refertoCheckingforaBent
Blade(page20).
5.Cutgrassinatestareatodetermineifallcuttingunits
arecuttingatthesameheight.
6.Whencuttingunitadjustmentsarestillneeded,nda
atsurfaceusinga2m(6foot)orlongerstraightedge.
7.Toeasemeasuringbladeplane,raisetheheightofcut
tothehighestposition;refertoAdjustingtheHeight
ofCut(page12).
8.Lowercuttingunitontotheatsurface.Removethe
coversfromthetopofthecuttingunits.
9.Rotatethebladeoneachspindleuntiltheendsface
forwardandbackward.
10.Measurefromtheoortothefronttipofthecutting
edge.
11.Adjustthe3mm(1/8inch)shimsonthecastorfork(s)
tomatchtheheightofcuttodecal(Figure14);referto
AdjustingtheCuttingUnitPitch(page13).
Figure14
1.Tensioningcap4.Axle-mountingholes
2.Spacers5.Castorwheel
3.Shims
OperatingTips
MowWhenGrassIsDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,whichcauses
grassclumping,orinlateafternoontoavoidthedamage
thatcanbecausedbydirectsunlightonthesensitive,freshly
mowedgrass.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
toSuitConditions
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)ornomorethan1/3
ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylushand
densegrass,youmayhavetoraisetheheight-of-cuttothe
nextsetting.
MowatProperIntervals
Undermostnormalconditionsyouwillneedtomow
approximatelyevery4or5days.Butremember,grassgrows
atdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.Thismeansthatinorder
tomaintainthesameheightofcut,whichisagoodpractice,
youwillneedtocutmorefrequentlyinearlyspring;asthe
grassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,cutonlyevery8or
10days.Ifyouareunabletomowforanextendedperioddue
toweatherconditionsorotherreasons,mowrstwiththe
heightofcutatahighlevel;thenmowagain2or3dayslater
withalowerheightsetting.
AlwaysMowwithSharpBlades
Asharpbladecutscleanlyandwithouttearingorshredding
thegrassbladeslikeadullblade.Tearingandshredding
causesthegrasstoturnbrownattheedgeswhichimpairs
growthandincreasessusceptibilitytodiseases.
AfterOperating
Toensureoptimumperformance,cleantheundersideofthe
mowerhousingaftereachuse.Ifresidueisallowedtobuild
upinthemowerhousing,cuttingperformancewilldecrease.
CuttingUnitPitch
Werecommendabladepitchof13mm(1/2inch).A
pitchlargerthan13mm(1/2inch)willresultinlesspower
required,largerclippings,andapoorerqualityofcut.Apitch
lessthan13mm(1/2inch)willresultinmorepowerrequired,
smallerclippingsandabetterqualityofcut.
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