Toro 74776 - After Operation; After Operation Safety; Pushing the Machine by Hand

KeepingtheUndersideoftheMower
Clean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower
aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,
cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecomeunsatisfactory.
MaintainingtheBlade(s)
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause
asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe
grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat
theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof
disease.Checkthemowerbladesaftereachuseforsharpness,
andforanywearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpen
thebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replace
itimmediatelywithagenuineTororeplacementblade.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,mufers,
andenginecompartmenttohelppreventres.Cleanup
oilorfuelspills.
•Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwheneveryouare
transportingornotusingthemachine.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
PushingtheMachinebyHand
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.Donot
towthemachine,becausedamagetothehydraulicdrive
systemmayoccur.
Thismachinehasanelectric-brakemechanism.Topushthe
machine,turntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.The
batterymustbechargedandfunctioningtodisengagethe
electricbrake.
PushingtheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position,shutofftheengine,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Locatethebypassleversontheframeonbothsidesof
theengine.
4.Movethebypassleversforwardthroughthekeyhole
anddowntolocktheminplace(Figure25).
Note:Dothisforeachlever.
5.Movethemotion-controlleversinwardtothe
NEUTRALpositionandturntheignitionkeytothe
RUNposition.
Note:Donotstartthemachine.
Note:Youcannowpushthemachinebyhand.
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