Toro Groundsmaster 4010 - After Operation Safety; Pushing or Towing the Machine

MowingWhentheGrassIsDry
Moweitherinthelatemorningtoavoidthedew,which
causesgrassclumping,orlateafternoontoavoid
thedamagethatdirectsunlightcancauseonthe
sensitive,freshlymowedgrass.
SelectingtheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuitConditions
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch),orno
morethan1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.In
exceptionallylushanddensegrass,youmayneedto
raiseyourheight-of-cutsetting.
MowingwithSharpBlades
Asharpbladecutscleanlyandwithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassbladeslikeadullblade.T earing
andshreddingcausesthegrasstoturnbrownat
theedges,whichimpairsgrowthandincreases
susceptibilitytodiseases.Ensurethatthebladeisin
goodconditionandthatthereisafullsail.
CheckingtheConditionofthe
MowerDeck
Ensurethatthecuttingchambersareingood
condition.Straightenanybendsinthechamber
componentstoensurecorrectbladetip/chamber
clearance.
MaintainingtheMachineafter
Mowing
Aftermowing,thoroughlywashthemachinewitha
gardenhosewithnonozzletoavoidcontamination
anddamagetothesealsandbearingscaused
byexcessivewaterpressure.Ensurethatthe
radiatorandoilcoolerarekeptfreeofdirtorgrass
clippings.Aftercleaning,inspectthemachinefor
possiblehydraulic-uidleaks,damage,orweartothe
hydraulicandmechanicalcomponents,andcheckthe
mower-deckbladesforsharpness.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
mufers,andenginecompartmenttohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifavailable)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened,especially
blade-attachmenthardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
PushingorTowingthe
Machine
Inanemergency,themachinecanbemoved
forwardbyactuatingthebypassvalveinthe
variable-displacementhydraulicpumpandpushingor
towingthemachine.
Important:Donotpushortowthemachine
fasterthan3to4.8km/h(2to3mph),because
internal-transmissiondamagemayoccur.The
bypassvalvesmustbeopenwheneveryoupush
ortoethemachine.
1.Raisetheseatandlocatethebypassvalves,
whicharelocatedbelowthefrontofthefueltank
(Figure60).
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