Toro Groundsmaster 5910 - Automatic-Reversing Fan Cycle; Operating Tips

Automatic-ReversingFan
Cycle
Thehydraulic-fanspeediscontrolledbyhydraulic-uid
temperature.Theradiator-fanspeediscontrolled
bytheengine-coolanttemperature.Areversecycle
automaticallyinitiatesbothfanswheneitherthe
enginecoolantorhydraulic-uidtemperaturereaches
acertainpoint.Thisreversalblowsdebrisoffthe
screens,loweringtheengineandhydraulic-uid
temperatures(Figure67).Additionally,theradiator
fansperformareversecycleevery21minutes
regardlessofthecoolanttemperature.
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Figure67
OperatingTips
OperatingtheMachine
•StarttheengineandrunitattheHALFIDLEposition
untilitwarmsup.Movetheengine-speedswitch
toHIGHIDLE,liftthecuttingunits,disengagethe
parkingbrake,presstheforwardtractionpedal,
andcarefullydrivetoanopenarea.
•Practicemovingforwardandreverse,andstarting
andstoppingthemachine.Tostopthemachine,
removeyourfootfromthetractionpedalandletit
returntoNEUTRALorpressdownonthereverse
pedal.
Note:Whengoingdownhillinthemachine,you
mayneedtousethereversepedaltostop.
•Practicedrivingaroundobstacleswiththecutting
unitsupanddown.Becarefulwhendriving
betweennarrowobjectssothatyoudonotdamage
themachineorcuttingunits.
•Alwaysdriveslowlyinroughareas.
•Ifanobstacleisintheway,liftthecuttingunitsto
mowaroundit.
•Whentransportingthemachinefrom1workarea
toanother,shutoffthePTO,raisethecutting
unitstothefullyupwardposition,pressthe
mow/transportswitchtotheTRANSPORTposition,
engagethetransportlatches,andplacethethrottle
intheFASTposition.
ChangingMowingPatterns
Changemowingpatternsoftentominimizeapoor
after-cutappearancefromrepeatedlymowinginthe
samedirection.
UnderstandingCounterbalance
Thecounterbalancesystemmaintainshydraulic
backpressureonthecuttingunitliftcylinders.
Thispressureimprovestractionbytransferringthe
cuttingunitweighttothemower-drivewheels.The
counterbalancepressurehasbeensetatthefactory
toanoptimalbalanceofafter-cutappearanceand
tractioncapabilityinmostturfconditions.
Decreasingthecounterbalancesettingcanproducea
morestablecuttingunit,butcandecreasethetraction
capability.Increasingthecounterbalancesettingcan
increasethetractioncapability,butmayresultina
poorafter-cutappearance.Refertothemachine
ServiceManualforyourtractionunitforinstructionsto
adjustthecounterbalancepressure.
ResolvingAfter-CutAppearance
RefertotheAfter-cutAppearanceTroubleshooting
Guideavailableatwww.Toro.com.
UsingProperMowingTechniques
•Tobegincutting,engagethecuttingunits,then
approachthemowingareaslowly.
•Toachievetheprofessionalstraight-linecutand
stripingthatisdesirableforsomeapplications,nd
atreeorotherobjectinthedistanceanddrive
straighttowardit.
•Assoonasthefrontcuttingunitsreachtheedge
ofthemowingarea,performateardrop-shaped
turntoquicklylineupforyournextpass.
•Bolt-inmulchingbafesareavailableforthe
cuttingunits.Themulchingbafesperformwell
whenyoumaintainturfonaregularschedule
toavoidremovingmorethan25mm(1inch)of
growthpercutting.Whenyoucuttoomuchgrowth
withthemulchingbafesinstalled,theafter-cut
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