Toro Z MASTER 2000 Series - Using the Grass Deflector; Transporting Machines; Operating Tips

4.Removethetubefromthebaggerhood.
5.Lowerthemowerdecktothelowestheight-of-cut
position.
6.Removetheknobandthebeltcoveroverthemower
pulleyassembly.
7.Removethebaggerbeltfromthemowerpulley
assembly.
8.Opentheblowerassembly.
9.Removetheblowerassemblyfromthepivothole.
10.Ifyouarechangingtoside-dischargemode,ensurethat
thegrassdeectorisinstalledandcanbeloweredinto
workingposition.
11.Removethehoodandbagassembly.
UsingtheGrassDeector
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Alwaysinstallthegrassdeectorwhenremoving
thebaggerandchangingtoside-discharge
mode.
•Ifthegrassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.Thegrassdeectorroutesmaterial
downtowardtheturf.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff
(PTO)totheOFFposition,rotatetheignition
keytoOFFandremovethekey.
TransportingMachines
Donotleavegrassordebrisinthebaggerwhiletransporting
themachine.
DANGER
Transportingthemachinewithgrassordebrisin
thebaggercandamagethemachine.
Donotleavegrassordebrisinthebaggerwhile
transportingthemachine.
OperatingTips
MachineSize
Rememberthatthemachineislongerandwiderwiththis
attachmentinstalled.Byturningtoosharplyinconned
placesyoumaydamagetheattachmentorotherproperty.
Trimming
Alwaystrimwiththeleftsideofthemower.Donottrim
withtherightsideofthemowerbecauseyoucoulddamage
thebaggingtubes.
CuttingHeight
Foroptimumbaggingperformance,setthedeckheight-of-cut
toremovenomorethat51to76mm(2to3inches)or1/3of
thegrassheight,whicheverisless.Cuttingoffmorethanthis
willreducethecapacityofthevacuumsystem.
CuttingFrequency
Cutthegrassoften,especiallywhenitgrowsrapidly.Youwill
havetocutyourgrasstwiceifitgetsexcessivelylong(referto
BaggingLongGrass).
CuttingTechnique
Forbestlawnappearance,besuretoslightlyoverlapthe
mowerintothepreviouslycutarea.Thishelpsreducethe
loadontheengineandreducesthechanceofpluggingthe
blowerassemblyandtubes.
BaggingSpeed
Thebaggingsystemmayplugifyoudrivetoofastandthe
enginespeedgetstooslow.Onhills,itmaybenecessary
toslowthegroundspeedofthemachine.Mowdownhill
wheneverpossible.
CAUTION
Asthebaggerlls,extraweightisaddedtotheback
ofthemachine.Ifyoustopandstartsuddenlyon
hills,youmaylosesteeringcontrolorthemachine
maytip.
•Donotstartorstopsuddenlywhengoinguphill
ordownhill.Avoiduphillstarts.
•Ifyoudostopthemachinewhengoinguphill,
disengagethePTO.Thenbackdownthehill
usingaslowspeed.
•Donotchangespeedsorstoponslopes.
BaggingLongGrass
Ifthegrassisallowedtogrowlongerthannormal,orifit
containsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethecuttingheight
higherthanusualandcutandbagthegrassatthissetting.
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