Toro Groundsmaster 4000-D - Operating Tips; Operating Tips for Slopes and Traction; Safety During Operation

speed,loadonthecuttingbladesorotherimplement
components,andtheimportanceofthebrakes.
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthetractionunitand
implementwhileoperating,regulatethetractionpedal
tokeeptheenginespeedhighandsomewhatconstant.
Agoodruletofollowistodecreasethegroundspeed
astheloadontheimplementincreases,andincreasethe
groundspeedastheloaddecreases.
Therefore,allowthetractionpedaltomovebackward
astheenginespeeddecreases,anddepressthepedal
slowlyasthespeedincreases.Bycomparison,when
drivingfromoneworkareatoanother,withnoload
andcuttingunitraised,havethethrottleintheFast
positionanddepressthetractionpedalslowlybutfully
toattainmaximumgroundspeed.
Theowdividerenhancestractiondriveperformance
incompromisedoperatingconditions.Theowdivider
isforuseinlowspeedrangeonly.Whenapproaching
anareaknowntocausewheelspin,depressandhold
owdividerswitchuntilcompletelypastthearea.If
atirespinswhileclimbingormaneuveringonslopes,
depressswitchandslowlydriveoutofarea.Ifboth
afrontandrearwheelspins,thesteeringbrakecan
befeatheredtotransferthetorquefromthespinning
wheelstotheoppositefrontwheel.
Thebrakescanbeusedtoassistinturningthemachine.
However,usethemcarefully,especiallyonsoftor
wetgrassbecausetheturfmaybetornaccidentally.
Anotherbenetofthebrakesistomaintaintraction.
Forexample,insomeslopeconditions,theuphillwheel
slipsandlosestraction.Ifthissituationoccurs,depress
theuphillturnpedalgraduallyandintermittentlyuntil
theuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,increasingtraction
onthedownhillwheel.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.
Makesurethattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandthe
seatbeltisbuckled.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturns
onslopestopreventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,the
cuttingunitmustbeloweredwhengoingdownhill.
Thiscuttingunitsaredesignedtodriveobjects
intothegroundwheretheyloseenergyquickly
ingrassareas.However,carelessoperation,
combinedwithterrainangle,ricochets,or
improperlypositionedsafetyguardcanleadto
thrownobjectinjuries.
•Whenapersonorpetappearssuddenlyinor
nearthemowingarea,
stop mo wing .
•Donotresumemowinguntiltheareais
cleared.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsand
movethethrottletoSlow .MovingthethrottletoSlow
reduceshighenginespeed,noise,andvibration.Turn
thekeytoOfftostoptheengine.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethecuttingunits
andsecurethetransportlatches(Figure31).
Figure31
1.Transportlatch(sidecuttingunits)
OperatingTips
MowWhenGrassisDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,which
causesgrassclumping,orinlateafternoontoavoidthe
damagethatcanbecausedbydirectsunlightonthe
sensitive,freshlymowedgrass.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
toSuitConditions
Removeapproximately1inch(25mm)ornomorethan
1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionally
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