Operator's Manual

AvoidCuttingTooLow

Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthemower

youpreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheighttoensurethat

uneventurfisnotcuttooshort.

SelecttheProperHeight-of-CutSetting

Removeapproximately1inch(25mm)ornomorethan1/3

ofthegrassbladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylushand

densegrass,youmayhavetoslowdowntheforwardspeed

and/orraisetheheight-of-cuttothenexthighersetting.

Important:Ifcuttingmorethat1/3ofthegrassblade

off,orinsparselonggrassordryconditions,theuse

ofatsailbladesisrecommendedtoreduceair-borne

chaff,debris,anddeckdrivecomponentstrain.

LongGrass

Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan

normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethe

cuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassatthis

setting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,normal

setting.

KeeptheMowerClean

Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower

aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,

cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecomeunsatisfactory.

Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,mufer,

batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cuttingunits,andfuel

storagecompartmentfreeofgrass,leaves,orexcessivegrease.

Cleanupanyspilledoilorfuel.

BladeMaintenance

Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause

asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe

grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat

theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof

disease.Checkthebladesdailyforsharpness,andforany

wearordamage.Sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeis

damagedorworn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineToro

replacementblade.RefertoServicingtheCuttingBlades

(page57).