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,usetheatsailofthebladesto
reduceair-bornechaff,debris,andstrainonthe
deck-drivecomponents.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifyouallowthegrasstogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifthegrasscontainsahighdegreeof
moisture,raisethecuttingheighttoahighersetting
andcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencutthegrass
againusingthelower,normalsetting.
KeepingtheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildup
insidethemower,cuttingqualityeventuallybecomes
unsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,
mufer,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,
mufers,andenginecompartmenttohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifavailable)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Removethekeyandshutoffthefuel(ifequipped)
beforestoringorhaulingthemachine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,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:Thisallowshydraulicuidtobypassthe
pump,enablingthewheelstoturn.
Important:Donotrotatethebypassvalves
morethan1turn.Thispreventsvalvesfrom
comingoutofthebodyandcausinguidto
runout.
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