Toro 30874 - After Operation; After Operation Safety; Using the Cutting-Unit Storage Lanyard

CheckingtheConditionofthe
Cutting-UnitDeck
Ensurethatthecuttingchambersareingood
condition.Straightenanybendsinthechamber
componentstoensurecorrectbladetip/chamber
clearance.
MaintainingtheMachineafter
Mowing
Aftermowing,thoroughlywashthemachinewitha
gardenhosewithnonozzletoavoidcontamination
anddamagetothesealsandbearingscaused
byexcessivewaterpressure.Ensurethatthe
radiatorandoilcoolerarekeptfreeofdirtorgrass
clippings.Aftercleaning,inspectthemachinefor
possiblehydraulic-uidleaks,damage,orweartothe
hydraulicandmechanicalcomponents,andcheckthe
cutting-unitbladesforsharpness.
UnderstandingTurnaround-Mode
Theturnaround-modeallowsyouconvenient,1-touch
controltoraisethecuttingunitsabovetheturfwhile
temporarilystoppingtheblades,allowingyoutofocus
ondrivingthemachineattheendofamowingpass,
orwhilenavigatingotherobstacles.
•Settheturnaround-modetotheONpositionby
momentarilypressingtheliftswitchrearward
(Figure10),whichautomaticallyraisesallcutting
unitsfromtheoatpositiontoapresetheightand
disengagesthePTO.T oresumemowing,press
theliftswitchforward.Allcuttingunitslower,and
thePTOstartagain.
•Settingtheturnaround-modetotheOFFposition
allowsyoutomanuallyraisethecuttingunits
fromtheoatpositionbypressingandholding
allliftswitchesrearwarduntilthecuttingunits
raisetothedesiredheight.ForGroundsmaster
4700machines,pressall3liftswitchestoraise
all7cuttingunits(Figure10).ThePTOdoesnot
disengageuntilthecuttingunitsraisetothesame
presetheighttowhichthecuttingunitsraisewhen
theturnaround-modeissettoON.
Note:Thedefaulttheturnaround-modefeatureisON.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
mufers,andenginecompartmenttohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifavailable)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened,especially
blade-attachmenthardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
UsingtheCutting-Unit
StorageLanyard
Usethecutting-unitstoragelanyardstopreventthe
forwardoutercuttingunitsfromsettlingwhenthe
machineisparkedovernightorifitisbeingstoredfor
anextensiveperiod.Youcanalsousethecutting-unit
storagelanyardstopreventthecuttingunitsfrom
oatingwhilethemachineistransportingbetween
mowingtasks.
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