Toro 30857N - Choosing Accessories; Operating Tips

ChoosingAccessories
OptionalEquipmentCongurations
AngleSailBladeHighLiftParallelSail
Blade(Donotusewith
themulchingbafe)
MulchingBafeRollerScraper
GrassCutting:1.9to4.4
cm(0.75to1.75inch)
Height-of-Cut
Recommendedinmost
applications
Mayworkwellinlightor
sparseturf
GrassCutting:5to6.4
cm(2.00to2.50inch)
Height-of-Cut
Recommendedforthick
orlushturf
Recommendedforlight
orsparseturf
GrassCutting:7to10
cm(2.75to4.00inch)
Height-of-Cut
Mayworkwellinlushturf
Recommendedinmost
applications
Hasbeenshownto
improvedispersionand
aftercutperformance
onnortherngrassesthat
arecutatleastthree
timesperweekandless
than1/3ofthegrass
bladeisremoved.Do
notusewiththehigh
liftparallelsailblade
LeafMulchingRecommendedforuse
withthemulchingbafe
NotAllowedUsewithcombination
sailoranglesailblade
only
Canbeusedanytime
thatrollersbuildup
withgrassorlargeat
grassclumpsofgrass
areseen.Thescrapers
mayactuallyincrease
clumpingincertain
applications.
ProsEvendischargeatlower
heightofcutCleaner
lookaroundbunkersand
fairwaysLowerpower
requirements
Moreliftandhigher
dischargevelocity
Sparseorlimpturfis
pickedupathighheight
ofcutWetorsticky
clippingsaredischarged
efciently
Mayimprovedispersion
andappearancein
certaingrasscutting
applicationsVerygood
forleafmulching
Reducesrollerbuildup
incertainapplications
ConsDoesnotliftthegrass
wellinhighheightof
cutapplicationsWet
orstickygrasshas
atendencytobuild
upinthechamber,
leadingtopoorquality
ofcutandhigherpower
requirements
Requiresmorepowerto
runinsomeapplications
Tendstowindrowat
lowerheightofcutin
lushgrassDonotuse
withthemulchingbafe
Grasswillbuildupinthe
chamberifattemptingto
removetoomuchgrass
withbafeinplace
OperatingTips
UnderstandingtheOperating
CharacteristicsoftheMachine
Practicedrivingthemachine,becauseithasahydrostatic
transmissionanditscharacteristicsaredifferentthanmany
turfmaintenancemachines.Somepointstoconsider
whenoperatingthetractionunitandcuttingunitsarethe
transmission,enginespeed,loadonthecuttingblades,and
theimportanceofthebrakes.
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthetractionunitwhile
operating,regulatethetractionpedaltokeeptheenginespeed
highandsomewhatconstant.Agoodruletofollowisto
decreasethegroundspeedastheloadonthecuttingunits
increases,andincreasethegroundspeedastheloaddecreases.
Therefore,allowthetractionpedaltomovebackwardasthe
enginespeeddecreases,andpressthepedalslowlyasthe
enginespeedincreases.Bycomparison,whendrivingfrom
oneworkareatoanother,withnoloadandthecuttingunits
raised,havethethrottleintheFastpositionandpressthe
tractionpedalslowlybutfullytoattainmaximumground
speed.
Anothercharacteristictoconsideristheoperationofthe
pedalsthatareconnectedtothebrakes.Youcanusethe
brakestoassistinturningthemachine.However,usethem
carefully,especiallyonsoftorwetgrass,becausetheturf
maybetornaccidentally.Anotherbenetofthebrakesisto
maintaintraction.Forexample,insomeslopeconditions,the
uphillwheelslipsandlosestraction.Ifthissituationoccurs,
depresstheuphillturnpedalgraduallyandintermittentlyuntil
theuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,increasingtractionon
thedownhillwheel.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.Make
surethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandtheseatbelt
isbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopesto
preventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,thecuttingunitmust
beloweredwhengoingdownhill.
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