Toro 74268 - Operating Tips

WARNING
Parkingbrakemaynotholdmachineparked
onZStandandcouldcausepersonalinjuryor
propertydamage.
DonotparkonZStandunlesswheelsare
chockedorblocked.
10.Performthemaintenance.
DrivingofftheZStand
1.Removethechocksorblocks.
2.Raisethelatchtotheunlockedposition(
Figure37).
Figure37
1.ZStand
3.Lockedposition
2.Latch4.Unlockedposition
3.Starttheengineandplaceitathalfthrottle.
Disengagetheparkingbrake.
4.Slowlydrivebackwardsoffofthestand.
5.ShortentheZStandbyremovingtheclevispinand
hairpincotterpinfromtheoutertubeandsliding
thefootin.
6.Aligntheholesandinstalltheclevispinandhairpin
cotterpin.
7.Returnthestandtoitsrestposition(Figure35).
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineatthefastthrottleposition.Airisrequired
tothoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
byuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohaveonesideofthe
mowerfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsairtobe
drawnintothemower.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethe
cuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpanyuneven
ground.However,thecuttingheightusedinthepastis
generallythebestonetouse.Whencuttinggrasslonger
thansixinchestall,youmaywanttocutthelawntwice
toensureanacceptablequalityofcut.
Cut1/3oftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.
Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless
grassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrowsmore
slowly.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding
straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhich
enhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
MowatCorrectIntervals
Normally,moweveryfourdays.Butremember,
grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.So
tomaintainthesamecuttingheight,whichisagood
practice,mowmoreofteninearlyspring.Asthegrass
growthrateslowsinmidsummer,mowlessfrequently.
Ifyoucannotmowforanextendedperiod,rstmow
atahighcuttingheight;thenmowagaintwodayslater
atalowerheightsetting.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedin
certainconditions.
AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthe
moweryoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raise
thecuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassat
thissetting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,
normalsetting.
WhenStopping
Ifthemachine’sforwardmotionmustbestoppedwhile
mowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmaydropontoyour
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