Toro TITAN HD 2000 Series - Adjusting the Side Bumpers; Using the Side Discharge; Operating Tips

AdjustingtheSideBumpers
Rear-DischargeMachinesOnly
Installthesidebumpersinthetopholeswhen
operatinginaheightofcuthigherthan64mm(2-1/2
inches)andinthecenterholeswhenoperatingina
heightofcutlowerthan64mm(2-1/2inches).
Note:Whenthebumpersbecomeworn,switchthe
bumperstotheoppositesidesofthemowerandip
themover.Thisallowsyoutousethebumperslonger
beforereplacingthem.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitchandengagetheparking
brake;refertoEngagingtheParkingBrake
(page26).
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Raisethemowertothetransportposition.
4.Removetheboltsandnutsfromeachbumper
(Figure38).
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Figure38
1.Bolt3.Nut
2.Bumper
5.Moveeachbumpertothedesiredpositionand
securethemwiththeboltsandnuts.
Note:Useonlythetoporcentersetsofholes
toadjustthebumpers.Youusethebottom
holeswhenswitchingsides,atwhichtimethey
becomethetopholesontheothersideofthe
mower.
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthat
dispersesclippingstothesideanddowntowardthe
turf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
acompletegrass-catcherassemblymounted
inplace,youandothersareexposedtoblade
contactandthrowndebris.Contactwith
rotatingmowerblade(s)andthrowndebris
willcauseinjuryordeath.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthe
mowerdeckbecausethegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthe
mowerdeck.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargearea
ormowerbladesunlessyoumovethe
blade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position,rotatethekeyswitchtotheOFF
position,andremovethekeyfromthekey
switch.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthe
downposition.
OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredto
thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
deckinuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave1sideofthe
mowerdeckfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsair
tobedrawnintothemowerdeck.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdeckdoesnotscalp
anyunevenground.However,thecuttingheight
usedinthepastisgenerallythebestonetouse.
Whencuttinggrasslongerthan15cm(6inches)tall,
youmaywanttocutthelawntwicetoensurean
acceptablequalityofcut.
CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassblade.
Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless
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