Toro Reelmaster 3550 - Operating Tips

•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,usethe
positivemechanicallock(ifavailable)beforeyouleavethe
machineunattended.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
•Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworkingcondition
andallhardwaretightened,especiallyblade-attachment
hardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
IdentifyingtheTie-Down
Points
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1.Tie-downloops
HaulingtheMachine
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineontoa
trailerortruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurely.
TowingtheMachine
Incaseofanemergency,youcantowthemachinefora
shortdistance;however,Torodoesnotrecommendthisas
astandardprocedure.
Important:Donottowthemachinefasterthan3to
4km/h(2to3mph)becausethedrivesystemmay
becomedamaged.Ifyoumustmovethemachinefarther
than1km(0.6mile),transportitonatruckortrailer.
1.Locatethebypassvalveonthepump(Figure40)and
rotateit90°.
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Figure40
1.Bypassvalve
2.Beforestartingtheengine,closethebypassvalveby
rotatingit90°(1/4turn).
Important:Donotstarttheenginewhenthe
valveisopen.
OperatingTips
GeneralTips
BecomingFamiliarwiththeMachine
Beforemowinggrass,practiceoperatingthemachineinan
openarea.Startandshutofftheengine.Operateinforward
andreverse.Lowerandraisethecuttingunitsandengageand
disengagethereels.Whenyoufeelfamiliarwiththemachine,
practiceoperatingupanddownslopesatdifferentspeeds.
DANGER
Operatingthemachinewithoutusingtheseatbelt
couldresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Alwaysusetheseatbelt.
UnderstandingtheWarningSystem
Ifawarninglightcomesonduringoperation,stopthe
machineimmediatelyandcorrecttheproblembefore
continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurifyou
operatethemachinewithamalfunction.
MowingGrass
StarttheengineandmovethethrottletotheFASTposition.
MovetheEnable/DisableswitchtotheENABLEposition
andusetheLowerMow/Raiselevertocontrolthecutting
units(thefrontcuttingunitsaretimedtolowerbeforethe
rearcuttingunits).Tomoveforwardandcutgrass,pressthe
tractionpedalforward.
DrivingtheMachineinTransportMode
MovetheEnable/DisableswitchtotheDISABLEposition
andraisethecuttingunitstothetransportposition.Movethe
Mow/TransportlevertotheTRANSPORTposition.Becareful
whendrivingbetweenobjectssothatyoudonotaccidentally
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