Toro 4573 - Towing Attachments; Operating Tips

Figure17
1.Pullup3.Telescopingdumplever
2.Pushforwardanddown
3.Emptythegrasscollector.
4.Beforereturningthegrasscollectortotheoperating
position,movethemachineforwardtoclearthe
grasscollectorofthedepositedgrass.
5.Slowlylowerthetelescopingdumplevertoreturn
thegrasscollectortotheoperatingposition.
TowingAttachments
Themachineisequippedfortowingattachmentswitha
maximumweightof150kg(331lb.).
1.Removethegrasscollector;refertoRemovingthe
GrassCollector.
2.Installtheattachmenttothetowinghitchlocatedat
thelowerrearpartofthemachine(Figure18).
Figure18
1.Towinghitch
OperatingTips
•Forthebestperformance,operatetheengineat
themaximumspeed.Themowerrequiresairto
thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cuttooloworcompletelysurroundthe
mowerinuncutgrass.Alwaysleaveonesideofthe
mowerfreefromuncutgrasstoallowtheairtobe
drawnintothemower.
•Cutthegrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensure
thatthecuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalp
anyunevenground.Whencuttinggrasslongerthan
6inches(15cm)tall,cutthelawntwicetoensurean
acceptableappearance.
•Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.
Donotcutmorethanthatunlessthegrassissparse
oritislatefallwhengrassgrowsmoreslowly.
•Alternatethemowingdirectiontokeepthegrass
standingstraight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings
andenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
•Grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimesof
theseason.Tomaintainthesamecuttingheight,
whichisagoodpractice,mowmoreofteninearly
spring.Asthegrassgrowthrateslowsinmid
summer,mowlessfrequently.
•Ifthegrassislongerthannormal,orifitcontains
ahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethecuttingheight
higherthanusual,cutthegrassatthatsetting,and
thencutthegrassagainatthelower,normalsetting.
•Ifyoumuststopthemachinewhilemowing,you
mayleaveaclumpofgrassclippingsonyourlawn.
Toavoidthis,dothefollowing:
–Engagethebladesandmovetoapreviouslycut
area.
–Dispersetheclippingsevenlybyraisingthe
mower1or2height-of-cutsettingswhiledriving
forwardwiththebladesengaged.
•Usethewashoutporttocleanclippingsanddirt
fromtheundersideofthemoweraftereachuse.If
grassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,thecutting
qualitywilleventuallybecomeunsatisfactory.
•Maintainsharpbladesthroughouttheseason.Sharp
bladescutgrasscleanlywithouttearingorshredding
thegrassblades.Tearingandshreddingthegrass
turnsitbrownattheedges,whichslowsitsgrowth
andincreasesthechanceofdisease.Every30days,
checkthebladesforsharpnessandledownany
nicks.
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