Toro 74760 - Operating Tips

g027996
Figure26
1.Full-widthrampinstowed
position
4.Rampisatleastfourtimes
(4X)aslongastheheight
ofthetrailerortruckbed
totheground
2.Sideviewoffull-width
rampinloadingposition
5.H=heightofthetraileror
truckbedtotheground
3.Notgreaterthan
15degrees
6.Trailer
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredto
thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
byuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohaveonesideofthe
mowerfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsairtobe
drawnintothemower.
UsingtheSmartSpeed™Control
System
TheSmartSpeed™ControlSystemlever,located
belowtheoperatingposition,givestheoperatora
choicetodrivethemachineattwospeedranges,
highandlow.Anoperatorcanbenetfromthelower
speedsettingwhenmaneuveringthemachineintight
spacesoroperatingarounddelicatelandscapes.The
lowsettingcanalsobeusedtooperatethemachineat
ahighthrottlesettingandbladespeedwhilestillbeing
abletoreducegroundspeedtoincreasequalityofcut.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpany
unevenground.However,thecuttingheightusedin
thepastisgenerallythebestonetouse.Whencutting
grasslongerthansixinchestall,youmaywanttocut
thelawntwicetoensureanacceptablequalityofcut.
Cut1/3oftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.
Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless
grassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrows
moreslowly.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding
straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhich
enhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
MowatCorrectIntervals
Normally,moweveryfourdays.Butremember,
grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.So
tomaintainthesamecuttingheight,whichisagood
practice,mowmoreofteninearlyspring.Asthe
grassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,mowless
frequently.Ifyoucannotmowforanextendedperiod,
rstmowatahighcuttingheight;thenmowagaintwo
dayslateratalowerheightsetting.
28