Operator's Manual

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1.Fronttie-down(leftside
shown)
2.Reartie-downs
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting/GroundSpeed
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeck
whilemowing,operatetheengineatthefastthrottle
positionandadjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.
Agoodruletofollowis:decreasegroundspeedas
theloadonthecuttingbladesincreases;andincrease
groundspeedasloadonthebladesdecreases.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsinthe
turfovertime.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhich
enhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeedin
certainconditions.
AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthe
moweryoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting
toSuitConditions
Removeapproximately1inch(25mm)ornomorethan
1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionally
lushanddensegrass,youmayhavetoslowdownthe
forwardspeedand/orraisetheheight-of-cuttothe
nexthighersetting.
Important:Ifcuttingmorethat1/3ofthegrass
bladeoff,orinsparselonggrassordryconditions,
theuseofatsailbladesisrecommendedto
reduceair-bornechaff,debris,anddeckdrive
componentstrain.
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raise
thecuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassat
thissetting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,
normalsetting.
KeeptheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinside
themower,cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecome
unsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,
mufer,batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cutting
units,andfuelstoragecompartmentfreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.Cleanupanyspilledoilor
fuel.
BladeMaintenance
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseason
becauseasharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshredding
turnsgrassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowth
andincreasesthechanceofdisease.Checktheblades
dailyforsharpness,andforanywearordamage.
Sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamaged
orworn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineToro
replacementblade.RefertoServicingtheCutting
Bladesin,pageformoreinformationoridentifying
bladeproblemsandsharpeningtheblades.
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