Toro 74448 - Mowing Adjustments and Tips

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1.Motioncontrol
lever-neutrallockposition
3.Forward
2.Centerun-lockposition
4.Backward
DrivingBackward
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,un-lockedposition.
2.Togobackward,slowlypullthemotioncontrol
leversrearward(Figure17).
Togostraight,applyequalpressuretobothmotion
controllevers(Figure17).
Toturn,releasepressureonthemotioncontrollever
towardthedirectionyouwanttoturn(Figure17).
Tostop,pushthemotioncontrolleverstothe
neutralposition.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetractioncontrollevers
toneutralandmovetolockedposition,disengagethe
powertakeoff(PTO),andturntheignitionkeytooff.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;refer
toSettingtheParkingBrakeinOperation,page12.
Remembertoremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileit
isunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustedfrom1-1/2to4-1/2inch
(38to114mm)in1/4inch(6mm)incrementsby
relocatingtheclevispinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Raisetheheight-of-cutlevertothetransport
position(alsothe4-1/2inch(114mm)cutting
heightposition)(Figure18).
2.Toadjust,removetheclevispinfromthe
height-of-cutbracket(Figure18).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracket
correspondingtotheheight-of-cutdesiredand,
inserttheclevispin(Figure18).
4.Movethelevertotheselectedheight.
Figure18
1.Heightofcutlever2.ClevisPin
AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp
Rollers
Wheneveryouchangetheheight-of-cut,adjustthe
heightoftheanti-scalprollers.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrol
leverstotheneutrallockedpositionandsetthe
parkingbrake.
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