Toro 31598N - After Operation; After Operation Safety

TransportingtheMachine
Usethetransportlatcheswhentransportingthemachineover
longdistancesorroughterrainorwhentrailering.
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1.Transportlatch
AfterOperatingtheMachine
Toensureoptimumperformance,cleantheundersideofthe
mowerhousingaftereachuse.Ifresidueisallowedtobuild
upinthemowerhousing,cuttingperformancewilldecrease.
Mower-DeckPitch
Mower-deckpitchisthedifferenceinheightofcutfromthe
frontofthebladeplanetothebackofthebladeplane.Use
abladepitchof7.6mm(0.3inch).Apitchlargerthan7.6
mm(0.3inch)resultsinlesspowerrequired,largerclippings,
andapoorerqualityofcut.Apitchlessthan7.6mm(0.3
inch)resultsinmorepowerrequired,smallerclippings,and
abetterqualityofcut.
MaximizingAir-Conditioner
Performance
•Tolimitsolarheating,parkthemachineinashadedarea
orleavethedoorsopenindirectsun.
•Ensurethattheair-conditioningscreenisclean.
•Ensurethattheair-conditioning-condensernsareclean.
•Operatetheair-conditionerbloweratthemid-speed
setting.
•Ensurethatthereisacontinuoussealbetweentheroof
andtheheadlinerandcorrectitasneeded.
•Measuretheairtemperatureatthefront,centerventin
theheadliner.Thisshouldtypicallystabilizeatlessthan
orequalto10°C(50°F).
•RefertotheServiceManualforadditionalinformation.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,drives,
mufers,andenginetohelppreventres.Cleanupoil
orfuelspills.
•Shutoffthefuelwhilestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwheneveryouare
transportingornotusingthemachine.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.Donotexceeda15°anglebetweenthe
rampandthetrailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
TowingSafety
•Towonlywithamachinethathasahitchdesignedfor
towing.Donotattachtowedequipmentexceptatthe
hitchpoint.
•Followthemanufacturer’srecommendationforweight
limitsfortowedequipmentandtowingonslopes.On
slopes,theweightofthetowedequipmentmaycauseloss
oftractionandlossofcontrol.
•Neverallowchildrenorothersinorontowedequipment.
•Travelslowlyandallowextradistancetostopwhen
towing.
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