Toro TimeCutter ZX480 - Adjusting the Motion Control; Levers; Pushing the Machine by Hand; Side Discharge

Adjusting the Motion
Control Levers
T he motion control lev ers can be adjusted higher
or lo w er for maxim um operator comfor t.
1. R emo v e the 2 screws and cur v ed w ashers
holding the control lev er to the control ar m
shaft ( Figure 16 ).
2. Mo v e the control lev er to the next set of holes .
Secure the lev er with the 2 screws and cur v ed
w ashers . T he cupped side of the w asher should
be to w ard the control ar m shaft ( Figure 16 ).
3. R e peat the adjustment on the other control
lev er .
Figure 16
1. Control lever 3. Curved washer
2. Screw
4. Control arm shaft
Pushing the Machine by
Hand
Important: Al w ays push the machine
by hand. Nev er to w the machine because
dama ge may occur .
To Push the Machine
1. Diseng ag e the blade control switc h and mo v e
the control lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position
and apply the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Pull the tw o b ypass lev ers up and push them
until the w asher on the rod passes through the
slot. Push the lev ers do wn to loc k them in
place ( Figure 17 ).
4. Diseng ag e the parking brak e to push the
mac hine .
Figure 17
1. Position for pushing the
machine
2. Position for operating the
machine
To Operate the Machine
Pull eac h b ypass lev er up and pull them completely
out. Push the lev ers do wn ( Figure 17 ).
Note: T he mac hine will not dri v e unless the
b ypass lev ers are pulled out.
Side Discharge
T he mo w er has a hing ed g rass deflector that
disperses clippings to the side and do wn to w ard
the turf .
W ithout the g rass deflector , discharge
co v er , or complete g rass catcher assembl y
mounted in place, y ou and other s ar e
exposed to blade contact and thr o wn de bris.
Contact with r otating mo w er blade(s) and
thr o wn de bris will cause injur y or death.
• Nev er r emo v e the g rass deflector fr om
the mo w er because the g rass deflector
r outes material do wn to w ard the turf.
If the g rass deflector is ev er dama ged,
r eplace it immediatel y .
• Nev er put y our hands or feet under the
mo w er .
• Nev er tr y to clear discharge ar ea or
mo w er blades unless y ou mo v e the PT O
to Of f and r otate the ignition k ey to Of f.
Also r emo v e the k ey and pull the wir e of f
the spar k plug(s).
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