Toro Groundsmaster 5900 - After Operation; General Safety; Understanding the Audible Alarm

appearancemaydeteriorateandtheobserved
powertocuttheturfincreases.Themulching
bafesalsoperformwellforshreddingleavesin
thefall.
SelectingtheProperHeight-of-Cut
Setting
Removeapproximatelyone-thirdofthegrassblade
whenmowing.Inexceptionallylushanddensegrass,
youmayneedtoraisetheheight-of-cuttothenext
setting(Figure68).
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Figure68
AdjustingtheMower-DeckPitch
Mower-deckpitchisthedifferenceinheight-of-cut
fromthefrontofthebladeplanetothebackofthe
bladeplane.Useabladepitchof7.6mm(0.3inch).
Apitchlargerthan7.6mm(0.3inch)resultsinless
powerrequired,largerclippings,andapoorerquality
ofcut.Apitchlessthan7.6mm(0.3inch)resultsin
morepowerrequired,smallerclippings,andabetter
qualityofcut.
MaximizingtheAirConditioner
Performance
•Tolimitsolarheating,parkthemachineina
shadedareaorleavethedoorsopenindirectsun.
•Ensurethattheair-conditioningscreenisclean.
•Ensurethattheair-conditioning-condenserns
areclean.
•Operatetheair-conditionerbloweratthe
mid-speedsetting.
•Ensurethatthereisacontinuoussealbetweenthe
roofandtheheadlinerandcorrectitasneeded.
•Measuretheairtemperatureatthefront,center
ventintheheadliner.Thisshouldtypicallystabilize
atlessthanorequalto10°C(50°F).
•RefertotheServiceManualforadditional
information.
AfterOperation
GeneralSafety
•Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovementtostopbeforeyouleavethe
operator’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
UnderstandingtheAudible
Alarm
Note:Thisalarmisaremindertopreventthebattery
frombeingdischarged.
Anaudiblealarmsoundswhenthefollowing
conditionsoccur:
•Theengineisshutoff.
•Thekeyisintherunposition.
•Theoperatorisoutoftheseat.
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