Toro 30857 - Operating Tips

fanwhentherearscreeniscloggedorpriortoentering
theshoporthestoragearea.
OperatingTips
MowWhenGrassisDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,which
causesgrassclumping,orinlateafternoontoavoidthe
damagethatcanbecausedbydirectsunlightonthe
sensitive,freshlymowedgrass.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
toSuitConditions
Removeapproximately1in.(25mm)ornomorethan
1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionally
lushanddensegrass,youmayhavetoraisethe
height-of-cuttothenextsetting.
MowatProperIntervals
Undermostnormalconditionsyouwillneedtomow
approximatelyevery4-5days.Butremember,grass
growsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.Thismeans
thatinordertomaintainthesameheight-of-cut,which
isagoodpractice,youwillneedtocutmorefrequently
inearlyspring;asthegrassgrowthrateslowsinmid
summer,cutonlyevery8-10days.Ifyouareunableto
mowforanextendedperiodduetoweatherconditions
orotherreasons,mowrstwiththeheight-of-cutata
highlevel;thenmowagain2-3dayslaterwithalower
heightsetting.
AlwaysMowwithSharpBlades
Asharpbladecutscleanlyandwithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassbladeslikeadullblade.Tearingand
shreddingcausesthegrasstoturnbrownattheedges
whichimpairsgrowthandincreasessusceptibilityto
diseases.
MowingPatterns
Changemowingpatternsoftentominimizeaftercut
appearanceissuesinducedbyrepetitiveoperationin
onlyonedirection.
Counterbalance
Thecounterbalancesystemmaintainshydraulicback
pressureonthedeckliftcylinders.Thiscounterbalance
pressuretransferscuttingdeckweighttothemower's
drivewheelstoimprovetraction.Thecounterbalance
pressurehasbeenfactorysettoanoptimalbalanceof
aftercutappearanceandtractioncapabilityinmostturf
conditions.Decreasingthecounterbalancesettingcan
produceamorestablecuttingdeck,butcandecrease
thetractioncapability.Increasingthecounterbalance
settingcanincreasethetractioncapability,butmay
resultinaftercutappearanceissues.Referencethe
servicemanualforyourtractionunitforinstructionsto
adjustcounterbalancepressure.
ResolvingAftercutAppearance
ReferenceAftercutAppearanceTroubleshootingGuide
availableatwww .Toro.com
Transporting(Groundsmaster4700–D
Only)
Usethetworeartransportlatchesfortheoutercutting
unitswhentransportingoverlongdistances,rough
terrain,orwhentrailering.
AfterOperating
Toensureoptimumperformance,cleantheunderside
ofthemowerhousingsaftereachuse.Ifresidueis
allowedtobuildupinthemowerhousing,cutting
performancewilldecline.
Note:Lowercuttingunitstothegroundwhenever
machineisparked.Thisrelievesthehydraulicloadfrom
thesystem,preventswearonsystempartsandalso
preventsaccidentalloweringofthecuttingunits.
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