Toro Groundsmaster 3400 - Engaging the Cutting Unit Drive; Operating Tips; After Operation; After Operation Safety

EngagingtheCuttingUnit
Drive
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1.On2.Off
Thecuttingunitengagesonlywhenyouareintheseat
correctly,refertoOperatingthePresenceSeatSwitch(page
42).
Cutting-unit-driveengagement:Pressthetopofthe
cutting-unit-driveswitchtotheFORWARDposition.
Cutting-unit-drivedisengagement:Pressthebottomof
thecutting-unit-driveswitchtotheREARWARDposition.
OperatingTips
Familiarization
Beforemowinggrass,practiceoperatingthemachineinan
openarea.Startandshutofftheengine.Operatethemachine
inforwardandreverse.Lowerandraisethecuttingunitand
engageanddisengagethecuttingunit.Whenyoufeelfamiliar
withthemachine,practiceoperatingitupanddownslopesat
differentspeeds.
WarningSystem
Ifawarninglightcomesonduringoperation,stopthe
machineimmediately,andcorrecttheproblembefore
continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurifyou
operatethemachinewithamalfunction.
Mowing
Thespeedofthecuttingunitbladesshouldalwaysbekept
ashighaspossibleinordertomaintainthehighestqualityof
cut.Thisinturnrequiresthattheenginespeedbekeptas
highaspossible.
Cuttingperformanceisbestwhencuttingagainstthelieof
thegrass.Youshouldattempttoalternatethedirectionof
mowingbetweencuts.
QualityofCut
Thequalityofcutdeterioratesiftheforwardspeedis
excessive.Alwaysbalancethequalityofcutwiththeworkrate
requiredandsettheforwardspeedaccordingly.
Engine
Neverlettheenginelabor.Reducetheforwardspeedor
increasetheheightofcut.
Transporting
Alwaysdisengagethecuttingunitdrivewhentravellingacross
un-grassedareas.Becarefulwhendrivingbetweenobjectsso
thatyoudonotaccidentallydamagethemachineorcutting
units.
Important:Takecarewhentravelingoverobstacles,
suchasroadsidecurbs.Alwaystravelataslowspeed
overobstaclestopreventdamagetothetires,wheels,
andsteeringsystem.Ensurethattiresareinatedtothe
recommendedpressures.
Slopes
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.Drive
slowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopestopreventrollovers.
Lowerthecuttingunitwhengoingdownhillforsteering
control.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,mufers,
andenginecompartmenttohelppreventres.Cleanup
oilorfuelspills.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,usethe
positivemechanicallock(ifavailable)beforeyouleavethe
machineunattended.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworkingcondition
andallhardwaretightened,especiallyblade-attachment
hardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
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