Toro Greensmaster 3150 04358 - Setting the Reel Speed; Preparing the Machine for Mowing

3.Insertacleanrodorscrewdriverintothetankneckand
gentlypushdownontheswitchoat(Figure27);the
alarmshouldsoundafterthe1-seconddelay.
Figure27
1.Cleanrodorscrewdriver
3.Warningbuzzer
2.Pressdownonswitch
4.Releasetheoat;thealarmshouldstopsounding.
5.Installthehydraulic-tankcap.
6.MovetheignitionswitchtotheOFFposition.
OperatingtheLeakDetector
Theleakdetectoralarmmaysoundforoneofthefollowing
reasons:
•Aleakof118to177ml(4to6oz)hasoccurred.
•Theoillevelinthemainreservoirisreducedby118to
177ml(4to6oz)duetocontractionoftheoilbycooling.
Ifthealarmsounds,turnoffthemachineasquicklyas
possibleandinspectitforleaks.Ifthealarmsoundswhile
operatingonagreen,driveoffthegreenrst.Determinethe
sourceoftheleakandrepairitbeforecontinuingoperation.
Ifyoudonotndaleakandsuspectafalsealarm,movethe
ignitionswitchtotheOFFpositionandallowthemachineto
standfor1to2minutestoallowtheoillevelstostabilize.
Thenstartthemachineandoperateitinanon-sensitivearea
toconrmthatnoleakexists.
Falsealarms,duetooilcontraction,maybecausedby
extendedidlingofthemachineafternormaloperation.A
falsealarmmayalsooccurifyouworkthemachineata
reducedworkloadafteranextendedperiodofaheavier
workload.Toavoidfalsealarms,turnthemachineoffrather
thanidlingforextendedperiods.
SettingtheReelSpeed
Toachieveaconsistent,highquality-of-cutandauniform
aftercutappearance,itisimportantthatthereel-speedcontrol
(locatedonthemanifoldblockunderseat)becorrectlyset.
1.Selecttheheight-of-cutatwhichthecuttingunitsare
set.
2.Choosethedesiredgroundspeedbestsuitedfor
conditions.
3.Usingtheappropriategraph(SeeFigure28)for8,
11,or14-bladecuttingunits,determinetheproper
reel-speedsetting.
Figure28
1.Reelheight5.14-bladecuttingunit
2.5-bladecuttingunit6.Reelspeed
3.8-bladecuttingunit7.Fast
4.11-bladecuttingunit
8.Slow
4.Tosetthereelspeed,rotatetheknob(Figure29)
untiltheindicatorarrowsareinlinewiththenumber
designatingthedesiredsetting.
Figure29
1.Backlaplever2.Reel-speedcontrol
Note:Youcanincreaseofdecreasethereelspeedto
compensateforturfconditions.
PreparingtheMachinefor
Mowing
Toassistinaligningthemachineforsuccessivecuttingpasses,
dothefollowingproceduretotheNo.2andNo.3cutting
unitbaskets:
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