Toro 30695 - Blade Maintenance

AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthemower
youpreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheighttoensurethat
uneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)ornomorethan1/3
ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylushand
densegrass,youmayhavetoslowdowntheforwardspeed
and/orraisetheheight-of-cuttothenexthighersetting.
Important:Ifcuttingmorethat1/3ofthegrassblade
off,orinsparselonggrassordryconditions,theuse
ofatsailbladesisrecommendedtoreduceair-borne
chaff,debris,anddeckdrivecomponentstrain.
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethe
cuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassatthis
setting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,normal
setting.
KeeptheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower
aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,
cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecomeunsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,mufer,
batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cuttingunits,andfuel
storagecompartmentfreeofgrass,leaves,orexcessivegrease.
Cleanupanyspilledoilorfuel.
BladeMaintenance
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause
asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe
grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat
theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof
disease.Checkthebladesdailyforsharpness,andforany
wearordamage.Sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeis
damagedorworn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineToro
replacementblade.RefertoServicingtheCuttingBlades.
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