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WARNING
Thisproductisdesignedtodriveobjectsintothe
groundwheretheyloseenergyquicklyingrass
areas.However,carelessoperation,combinedwith
terrainangle,ricochets,orimproperlypositioned
safetyguardcanleadtothrownobjectinjuries.
•Whenapersonorpetappearssuddenlyinor
nearthemowingarea,stopmowing.
•Donotresumemowinguntiltheareaiscleared.
Important:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5minutesbefore
shuttingitoffafterafull-loadoperation.Thisallowsthe
turbochargertocooldownbeforeshuttingtheengine
off.Failuretodosomayleadtoturbochargertrouble.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsandmove
thethrottletoSlow.MovingthethrottletoSlowreduces
enginespeed,noise,andvibration.TurnthekeytotheOff
positiontostoptheengine.
MowingWhenGrassisDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,whichcauses
grassclumping,orinlateafternoontoavoidthedamage
thatcanbecausedbydirectsunlightonthesensitive,freshly
mowedgrass.
SelectingtheProperHeightofCut
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)ornomorethan1/3
ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylushand
densegrass,youmayhavetoraisetheheightofcuttothe
nextsetting.
MowingatProperIntervals
Undermostnormalconditionsyouwillneedtomow
approximatelyevery4to5days.Butremember,grassgrows
atdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.Thismeansthatinorder
tomaintainthesameheightofcut,whichisagoodpractice,
youwillneedtocutmorefrequentlyinearlyspring;asthe
grassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,cutonlyevery8to10
days.Ifyouareunabletomowforanextendedperioddue
toweatherconditionsorotherreasons,mowrstwiththe
heightofcutatahighlevel;thenmowagain2to3dayslater
withalowerheightsetting.
MowingwithSharpBlades
Asharpbladecutscleanlyandwithouttearingorshredding
thegrassbladeslikeadullblade.Tearingandshredding
causesthegrasstoturnbrownattheedgeswhichimpairs
growthandincreasessusceptibilitytodiseases.
ChangingMowingPatterns
Changemowingpatternsoftentominimizeafter-cut
appearanceissuesinducedbyrepetitiveoperationinonlyone
direction.
AdjustingtheCounterbalance
Thecounterbalancesystemmaintainshydraulicbackpressure
onthedeckliftcylinders.Thiscounterbalancepressure
transferscuttingdeckweighttothemower'sdrivewheels
toimprovetraction.Thecounterbalancepressurehasbeen
factorysettoanoptimalbalanceofafter-cutappearanceand
tractioncapabilityinmostturfconditions.Decreasingthe
counterbalancesettingcanproduceamorestablecutting
deck,butcandecreasethetractioncapability.Increasingthe
counterbalancesettingcanincreasethetractioncapability,
butmayresultinafter-cutappearanceissues.Referencethe
servicemanualforyourtractionunitforinstructionstoadjust
counterbalancepressure.
ResolvingAftercutAppearance
ReferencetheAftercutAppearanceTroubleshootingGuide
availableatwww .Toro.com.
Transporting(Groundsmaster4700-D
Only)
Usethe2reartransportlatchesfortheoutercuttingunits
whentransportingoverlongdistances,roughterrain,orwhen
trailering.
CleaningandParkingtheMachineafter
EachUse
Toensureoptimumperformance,cleantheundersideofthe
mowerhousingsaftereachuse.Ifresidueisallowedtobuild
upinthemowerhousing,cuttingperformancewilldecline.
Note:Lowerthecuttingunitstothegroundwheneverthe
machineisparked.Thisrelievesthehydraulicloadfromthe
system,preventswearonsystemparts,andalsoprevents
accidentalloweringofthecuttingunits.
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