Use and Care Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsMulching & StripingStriping Kit for 42 in. or 50 in. TimeCutter SS and Z Models

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•Largeareaswithoccasionaltreesorother

obstructionswilloftenlookbestwhenthemowing

patternappearstogothroughtheobstruction.For

example,itcanlookbestforapatterntomatch

andcontinueonthefarsideofasmallpond.A

differentcrosscutpatternonthefarsideofapond

maynotbevisible.

•Someareaslookbestwithlongstraightlinesof

stripingmowingpattern,alignedwithaproperty

edge.Someareaslookbestwithadiamondpattern,

whereneitherstraightlineisalignedwiththe

propertyedge.Propertieswithrollinghillsidesor

pondscanlookbestwithaowingcurvesstriping

pattern.Adistinctivefeaturelikeasmallpondcan

behighlightedandenhancedbyaradialpatternor

byaringpattern.

Somelawnsneedtobetrainedtoshow

adistinctivestripingcontrast

•Onanewpropertyduringweeks1and2,youmay

needtofollowtheexactsamepatternanddirection

inthesamewheeltracks.Thiswillbegintraining

thegrasstobendinthedesireddirection.

•Onweek3useacross–grainstripingpattern.

•Onweeks4and5followwithrepeatingtheoriginal

pattern.Aftertheprimarystripingpatterngrain

isestablished,youmayalternatethepatterneach

weektoestablishacheckerboardoraplaidstyleof

mowingpattern.

•Donotmowintheexactsamepatterneveryweek.

Thiswillcausecompactioninwheeltracks,andmay

producerutsordepressionsalongthewheeltracks.

Turningwhileusingthestripingkit

•Raisethedeckwhenturning.Stripingisgenerally

notenhancedbyendturns.

•Raisingthedeckwillreduceconfusingthepattern

attheendsofthepattern.

Drivingthemachinetodifferentcutting

areas

•Raisethedeckanddrivealongapreviouscutpathto

transportfromoneareaofthepropertytoanother

section.

•Anicestripingpatterncanberuinedbydriving

acrossthepattern.

Followallgeneralmowingcommon

practices

•Itisusuallybesttorstmowtheperimeterto

establishaboundary.

•Whensidedischarging,theclippingsshouldbe

directedawayfromwalks,drives,owerbeds,

buildingsandvehicles.Ifthedischargethrows

clippingsalongdistance,mowadditionalpassesto

avoidunwantedcleanupofclippings.

•Avoidexcessivetrimming.Drivingbackandforth,

frequentforwardandreversemaneuversaroundan

obstaclewillcompressthegrassanddisturbthe

professionalappearanceofanicejob.

•Followallsafemowingpracticesasdescribeinthe

Operator’sManual.Donotletthestripingpattern

causeyoutomowintoahazardoussituation.

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