Toro Groundsmaster 360 - Cutting Grass with the Machine

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Figure25
1.Deck-liftswitch
•Tolowerthecuttingunit/attachment,pushthe
switchforward.
•Toraisethemoverdeck/attachment,pushthe
switchrearward.
Important:Donotcontinuetoholdtheswitch
backafterthemower/attachmentisfullyraised.
Doingsocausesdamagethehydraulicsystem.
Note:Tolockthecuttingunit/attachmentintheraised
position,raisethedeck/attachmentpastthe15cm
(6inch)position,removetheheight-of-cutstoppin,
andinsertthepinintothe15cm(6inch)height-of-cut
position;refertoAdjustingtheHeightofCut(page25).
EngagingthePowerTakeoff(PTO)
Thepower-takeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthe
mowerbladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarm
up5to10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,ensurethatthetraction
pedalisintheNEUTRALpositionandthatthe
engineisatfullthrottle.
3.PullupthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure26).
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Figure26
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheOFF
position.
CuttingGrasswiththe
Machine
Note:Cuttinggrassataratethatloadstheengine
promotesDPFregeneration.
1.Movethemachinetothejobsite.
2.Wheneverpossible,settheengine-speedswitch
tohighidle.
3.EngagethePTOswitch.
4.Graduallymovethetractionpedalforwardand
slowlydrivethemachineoverthemowingarea.
5.Oncethefrontofthecuttingunitsareoverthe
mowingarea,lowerthecuttingunits.
6.Cutgrasssothatthebladescancutand
dischargeclippingsatahighratewhile
producingagoodqualityofcut.
Note:Ifthecuttingrateistoohigh,thequality
ofcutmaydeteriorate.Reducetheground
speedofthemachineorreducethewidthofcut
toregainhighidleenginespeed.
7.Whenthecuttingunitsareoverthefaredgeof
themowingarea,liftthecuttingunits.
8.Performatear-shapedturntoquicklylineupfor
yournextpass.
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