Toro 74950 - Operating Tips; Using the Fast Throttle Setting; Cutting a Lawn for the First Time; Cutting a Third of the Grass Blade

OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineattheFASTthrottleposition.Airisrequiredto
thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsettheheightof
cutsolowastototallysurroundthemowerinuncutgrass.
Alwaystrytohave1sideofthemowerfreefromuncutgrass,
whichallowsairtobedrawnintothemower.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutthegrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpanyuneven
ground.However,thecuttingheightusedinthepastis
generallythebesttouse.Whencuttinggrasslongerthan15
cm(6inches)tall,youmaywanttocutthelawntwiceto
ensurethatthereisanacceptablequalityofcut.
CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.Cutting
morethanthatisnotrecommendedunlessgrassissparse,or
itislatefallwhengrassgrowsmoreslowly.
AlternatingtheMowingDirection
Alternatethemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding
straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings,whichenhances
decompositionandfertilization.
MowingatCorrectIntervals
Normally,mowevery4days.However,grassgrowsat
differentratesatdifferenttimes.Sotomaintainthesame
cuttingheight,whichisagoodpractice,mowmoreoftenin
earlyspring.Asthegrassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,
mowlessfrequently.Ifyoucannotmowforanextended
period,rstmowatahighcuttingheight;thenmowagain2
dayslateratalowerheightsetting.
AdjustingtheCuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedincertain
conditions.
AvoidingCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthemower
youpreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheighttoensurethat
uneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethe
cuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassatthis
setting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,normal
setting.
StoppingtheMachine
Ifyoumuststopthemotionofthemachinewhilemowing,a
clumpofgrassclippingsmaydropontoyourlawn.Toavoid
this,moveontoapreviouslycutareawiththebladesengaged.
KeepingtheUndersideoftheMower
Clean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower
aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,the
cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecomeunsatisfactory.
MaintainingtheBlade
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseason,because
asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe
grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat
theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof
disease.Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpnessandfor
anywearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe
bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replaceit
immediatelywithagenuineTororeplacementblade.
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