Operator's Manual

Youcanusethebrakestoassistinturningthemachine,but
usethemcarefully,especiallyonsoftorwetgrassbecause
theycandamagetheturf.Youcanalsousethebrakesto
maintaintraction.Forexample,insomeslopeconditions,the
uphillwheelslipsandlosestraction.Ifthissituationoccurs,
presstheuphillturnpedalgraduallyandintermittentlyuntil
theuphillwheelstopsslipping,thus,increasingtractionon
thedownhillwheel.
TractionAssistisnowautomaticandrequiresnooperator
input.Whenawheelstartstoslip,owisautomaticallysplit
betweenthefrontandrearwheelstominimizewheelslip
andlossoftraction.
Useextracarewhenoperatingthemachineonslopes.Ensure
thattheseatlatchisproperlysecuredandthatyoubuckle
theseatbelt.Driveslowlyandavoidsharpturnsonslopes
topreventrollovers.Forsteeringcontrol,themowerdeck
mustbeloweredwhengoingdownhill.
Beforestoppingtheengine,disengageallcontrolsandchange
thethrottletotheSLOWposition.Changingthethrottleto
theSLOWpositionreduceshighenginespeed,noise,and
vibration.TurnthekeytotheOFFpositiontoshutoffthe
engine.
Beforetransportingthemachine,raisethemowerdecksand
securethetransportlatches(Figure35).
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Figure35
1.Transportlatch(sidemowerdecks)
OperatingTips
OperatingtheMachine
•StarttheengineandrunitattheHALFIDLEpositionuntil
itwarmsup.Pushthethrottleleverallthewayforward,
liftthemowerdecks,disengagetheparkingbrake,press
theforwardtractionpedal,andcarefullydrivetoanopen
area.
•Practicemovingforwardandreverse,andstartingand
stoppingthemachine.Tostopthemachine,removeyour
footfromthetractionpedalandletitreturntoNEUTRAL
orpressdownonthereversepedal.
Note:Whengoingdownhillinthemachine,youmay
needtousethereversepedaltostop.
•Whenpossible,mowupanddownhillsratherthanacross
them.Havethemowerdecksloweredwhengoingdown
ahilltomaintainsteeringcontrol.Donotattempttoturn
themachineonahill.
•Practicedrivingaroundobstacleswiththemowerdecks
upanddown.Becarefulwhendrivingbetweennarrow
objectssothatyoudonotdamagethemachineormower
decks.
•Alwaysdriveslowlyinroughareas.
•Ifanobstacleisintheway,liftthemowerdeckstomow
aroundit.
•Whentransportingthemachinefrom1workareato
another,raisethemowerdeckstothefullyupward
position,shutoffthePTO,pressthemow/transport
switchtothetotheTRANSPORTposition,andplacethe
throttleintheFASTposition.
ChangingMowingPatterns
Changemowingpatternsoftentominimizeapoorafter-cut
appearancefromrepeatedlymowinginthesamedirection.
UnderstandingCounterbalance
Thecounterbalancesystemmaintainshydraulicbackpressure
onthedeck-liftcylinders.Thiscounterbalancepressure
transfersmowerdeckweighttothemowerdrivewheelsto
improvetraction.Thecounterbalancepressurehasbeenset
atthefactorytoanoptimalbalanceofafter-cutappearance
andtractioncapabilityinmostturfconditions.Decreasing
thecounterbalancesettingcanproduceamorestablemower
deck,butcandecreasethetractioncapability.Increasingthe
counterbalancesettingcanincreasethetractioncapability,
butmayresultinapoorafter-cutappearance.Refertothe
ServiceManualforyourtractionunitforinstructionstoadjust
thecounterbalancepressure.
ResolvingAfter-CutAppearance
ReferencetheAfter-cutAppearanceTroubleshootingGuide
availableatwww.Toro.com.
UsingProperMowingTechniques
•Tobegincutting,engagethemowerdecks,thenapproach
themowingareaslowly.Oncethefrontmowerdecksare
overthemowingarea,lowerthemowerdecks.
•Toachievetheprofessionalstraight-linecutandstriping
thatisdesirableforsomeapplications,ndatreeorother
objectinthedistanceanddrivestraighttowardit.
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