Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
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- During Operation Safety
- Entering the Operator’s Position
- Operating the Parking Brake
- Operating the Mower Blade-Control Switch (PTO)
- Operating the Throttle
- Operating the Choke
- Starting the Engine
- Shutting Off the Engine
- Using the Motion-Control Levers
- Driving the Machine
- Using the Side Discharge
- Adjusting the Height of Cut
- Adjusting the Anti-Scalp Rollers
- Adjusting the Flow Baffle Cam Locks
- Positioning the Flow Baffle
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- What is this warning?
- What is Prop 65?
- Does this law apply everywhere?
- How do the California warnings compare to federal limits?
- Why don’t all similar products carry the warning?
- Why does Toro include this warning?
ServicingtheCutting
Blades
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keeptheblades
sharp.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,
youmaywanttokeepextrabladesonhand.
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapieceof
thebladecouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Tryingto
repairadamagedblademayresultindiscontinued
safetycerticationoftheproduct.
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
bladesorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingtheblades.Onlyreplaceorsharpenthe
blades;neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating1
bladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,and
disconnectthespark-plugwiresfromthespark
plugs.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure97).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningthe
Blades(page65).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea,immediatelyinstallanewblade
(Figure97).
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Figure97
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforward
andbackward.
2.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecutting
edge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure98).
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Figure98
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
3.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladesatthesamepositionasinstep2
above.
Note:Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps2and4mustnotexceed3
mm(1/8inch).
Note:Ifthisdimensionexceeds3mm(1/8
inch),thebladeisbentandmustbereplaced.
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