Toro Groundsmaster 360 - Operating Tips; After Operation; General Safety; Pushing the Machine by Hand

OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeck
whilemowing,operatetheengineatthefastthrottle
positionandadjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.
SelectingtheGroundSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed.
Decreasethegroundspeedastheloadonthecutting
bladesincreases,andincreasegroundspeedasthe
loadonthebladesdecreases.
AlternatingMowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsinthe
turfovertime.Thisalsohelpsthedisperseclippings,
whichenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
AvoidingaLowCut
Ifthemachinecuttingwidthiswiderthanthemachine
thatyoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuitConditions
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)orno
morethan1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.In
exceptionallylushanddensegrass,youmayneed
toslowdowntheforwardspeedand/orraisethe
height-of-cuttothenexthighersetting.
Important:Ifyouarecuttingmorethan1/3ofthe
grassblade,oraremowinginsparselonggrass
ordryconditions,usetheatsailofthebladesto
reduceair-bornechaff,debris,andstrainonthe
deck-drivecomponents.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifyouallowthegrasstogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifthegrasscontainsahighdegreeof
moisture,raisethecuttingheighttoahighersetting
andcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencutthegrass
againusingthelower,normalsetting.
KeepingtheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildup
insidethemower,cuttingqualityeventuallybecomes
unsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,
mufer,batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cutting
units,andfuelstoragecompartmentfreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.Cleanupanyspilledoil
orfuel.
MaintainingtheBlades
•Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecutting
season.Sharpbladescreateacleancutwithout
tearingorshreddingthegrassblades.Tearing
andshreddingcausesgrasstoturnbrownatthe
edges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthe
chanceofdisease.
•Checkthebladesdailyforsharpnessandfor
anywearordamage.Sharpenthebladesas
necessary.
•Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replaceit
immediatelywithagenuineTororeplacement
blade.RefertothecuttingunitOperator’sManual
forinstructionstoreplacetheblade.
AfterOperation
GeneralSafety
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey(ifequipped),
andwaitforallmovementtostopbeforeyouleave
theoperator’sposition,Allowthemachinetocool
beforeadjusting,servicing,cleaning,orstoringit.
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
mufers,andenginecompartmenttohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifavailable)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Removethekeyandshutoffthefuel(ifequipped)
beforestoringorhaulingthemachine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Maintainandcleantheseatbelt(s)asnecessary
PushingtheMachineby
Hand
Ifthemachinestallsorrunsoutoffuel,youmayneed
topushit.Youmustrstopenbothofthehydraulic
bypassvalves.
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand
andneveralongdistance.Nevertowthemachine,
becausedamagetothehydraulicsystemmay
occur.
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