Toro 75500 - Operating the Mower Blade-Control Switch (PTO); Adjusting the Height of Cut

OperatingtheMower
Blade-ControlSwitch(PTO)
Theblade-controlswitch(PTO)startsandstopsthe
mowerblades.
EngagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
Ensurethatthedrive-modeswitchisintheFORWARD
positionbeforeengagingthemowerblades.Referto
Reverse-MowingOperation(RMO)Button(page15)
formowinginreverse.
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DisengagingtheBlade-Control
Switch(PTO)
Note:Themowerbladesautomaticallydisengage
whenoperatingthemachineinreverse(whennot
usingthereverse-mowingbutton)orwhenthe
operatorrisesfromtheseat.
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AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Youcanadjusttheheightofcutfrom25to104.7mm
(1to4.1inches).Pullthelevertotheright,moveitto
thedesiredheight,andreleasetheleverintotheslot.
Refertothetablefortheheight-of-cutpositions.
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Height-of-CutPosition
Height
1
25.0mm(1.0inch)
2
31.8mm(1.3inches)
3
40.7mm(1.6inches)
4
51.2mm(2.0inches)
5
62.4mm(2.5inches)
6
73.4mm(2.9inches)
7
83.4mm(3.3inches)
8
91.9mm(3.6inches)
9
99.0mm(3.9inches)
10
104.7mm(4.1inches)
OperatingTips
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdeckdoesnotscalp
anyunevenground.However,thecuttingheight
usedinthepastisgenerallythebestonetouse.
Whencuttinggrasslongerthan15cm(6inches)tall,
youmaywanttocutthelawntwicetoensurean
acceptablequalityofcut.
CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassbladeor
nomorethan2.5cm(1inch)offtheheight.Cutting
morethanthatisnotrecommendedunlessgrassis
sparse,oritislateautumnwhengrassgrowsmore
slowly.
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