Toro Groundsmaster 7200 Series - Cutting Adjustments and After Operation

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.T earing
andshreddingcausesgrasstoturnbrownatthe
edges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthe
chanceofdisease.
•Checkthebladesdailyforsharpnessandfor
anywearordamage.Sharpenthebladesas
necessary.
•Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replaceit
immediatelywithagenuineTororeplacement
blade.RefertothecuttingunitOperator’sManual
forinstructionstoreplacetheblade.
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
PushingtheMachine
Inanemergency,youcanmovethemachineavery
shortdistancebyactuatingthebypassvalvesinthe
hydraulicpumpandpushingthemachine.
Important:Thebypassvalvesmustbeopen
wheneveryoupushortowthemachine.Close
thevalvesonceyouhavepushedortowedthe
machinetothedesiredlocation.
1.Lifttheseat;refertoUnlatchingtheSeat(page
25)
2.Locatethebypassvalves(Figure27)androtate
eachbypassvalvecounterclockwise1turn.
Note:Thisallowshydraulicuidtobypassthe
pump,enablingthewheelstoturn.
Important:Donotrotatethebypassvalves
morethan1turn.Thispreventsvalvesfrom
comingoutofthebodyandcausinguidto
runout.
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