Operator's Manual

OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineattheFASTthrottleposition.Airisrequired
tothoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
byuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave1sideofthe
mowerfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsairtobe
drawnintothemower.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpany
unevenground.However,thecuttingheightyou
haveusedinthepastisgenerallythebest1touse.
Whencuttinggrasslongerthan15.24cm(6inches)
tall,youmaywanttocutthelawntwicetoensurean
acceptablequalityofcut.
CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.
Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless
grassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrows
moreslowly.
AlternatingtheMowingDirection
Alternatethemowingdirectiontokeepthegrass
standingstraight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings,
whichenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
MowingatCorrectIntervals
Normally,mowevery4days.However,grassgrows
atdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.Tomaintainthe
samecuttingheight,whichisagoodpractice,mow
moreofteninearlyspring.Asthegrassgrowthrate
slowsinmid-summer,mowlessfrequently.Ifyou
cannotmowforanextendedperiod,rstmowata
highcuttingheight;thenmowagain2dayslaterata
lowerheightsetting.
AdjustingtheCuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed
incertainconditions.
AvoidingCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthe
mowerthatyoupreviouslyused,raisethecutting
heighttoensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,
raisethecuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthe
grassatthissetting.Thencutthegrassagainusing
thelower,normalsetting.
Stopping
Ifyoumuststoptheforwardmotionofthemachine
whilemowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmaydrop
ontoyourlawn.T oavoidthis,moveontoapreviously
cutareawiththebladesengaged.
KeepingtheUndersideofthe
MowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinside
themower,thecuttingqualityeventuallybecomes
unsatisfactory.
MaintainingtheBlade
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseason,
becauseasharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshredding
turnsgrassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowth
andincreasesthechanceofdisease.Checkthe
cutterbladesdailyforsharpnessandforanywearor
damage.Filedownanynicksandsharpentheblades
asnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replace
itimmediatelywithagenuineTororeplacementblade.
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