Toro 4573 - Setting the Height of Cut; Adjusting the Discharge Baffle

Figure5
1.Bladecontrol(PTO)
3.Disengaged
2.Engaged
Note:Thebladecontrol(PTO)lightonthedash
turnsonwhenyouengagetheblades(PTO)as
showninFigure6.
Figure6
1.Grasscollectorwarning
light
2.Bladecontrol(PTO)light
DisengagingtheBlades
1.Depressthebrakepedaltostopthemachine.
2.Pushthebladecontrol(PTO)knobintothe
Disengagedposition(Figure5).
SettingtheHeightofCut
Usetheheight-of-cutlevertoraiseandlowerthemower
tothedesiredcuttingheight.Youcansetthecutting
heightto7differentpositionsfromapproximately1to
4inches(25to102mm).
Important:Youmustsettheheight-of-cutlever
tothehighestposition(7)whenyoutransportthe
machineoffthelawntopreventdamagingtothe
blades.
1.Pushandholdinthebuttonontheheight-of-cut
lever(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Height-of-cutlever
2.Shifttheheight-of-cutlevertothedesiredposition.
3.Releasethebutton.
AdjustingtheDischarge
Bafe
Thedischargebafechangesthesizeofthedischarge
openingtoassisttheoperationofthebagllindicator.
1.Removethegrasscollector;refertoRemovingthe
GrassCollector.
2.Loosenthe2nutsonthemowingconditionsplate
andslidetheplateupifyouaremowingshort,dry
grass,orslideitdownifyouaremowinglong,wet
grass(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Plate2.Nuts
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