Toro 74785 - Adjusting the Height of Cut; Adjusting the Anti-Scalp Rollers; Operating Tips

AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Note:Thetransportpositionisthehighest
height-of-cutpositionorcuttingheightat115mm
(4-1/2inches)asshowninFigure19.
Heightofcutiscontrolledbytheleverlocatedtothe
rightoftheoperatingposition(Figure19).
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Figure19
AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp
Rollers
Wheneveryouchangetheheightofcut,adjustthe
heightoftheanti-scalprollers.
Note:Adjusttheanti-scalprollerssotherollersdo
nottouchthegroundinnormal,atmowingareas.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged,shut
offtheengine,removethekeyfromthekey
switch,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersto1ofthefollowing
positions:
•Upperhole—usethispositionwiththemower
deckinthe63mm(2-1/2inch)andbelowthe
height-of-cutpositions(Figure20).
•Lowerhole—usethispositionwiththemower
deckinthe76mm(3inch)andabovethe
height-of-cutpositions(Figure20).
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Figure20
1.Anti-scalproller4.Upperhole—themower
deckinthe63mm(2-1/2
inch)andbelowthe
height-of-cutpositions
2.Lowerhole—themower
deckinthe76mm(3
inch)andabovethe
height-of-cutpositions
5.Bolt
3.Flangenut
OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredto
thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
inuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave1sideofthemower
freefromuncutgrass,whichallowsairtobedrawn
intothemower.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpany
unevenground.However,thecuttingheightusedin
thepastisgenerallythebesttouse.Whencutting
grasslongerthan15cm(6inches)tall,youmaywant
tocutthelawntwicetoensureanacceptablequality
ofcut.
CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassblade.
Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless
grassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrows
moreslowly.
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