Operator's Manual
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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?
Thethirdrowdowngivesyoutheheightlisted
plus12mm(1/2inch).Thebottomrowgivesyou
theheightlistedplus18mm(3/4inch).Forthe
15.8cm(6inches)position,thereisonly1hole,
locatedinthesecondrow.Thisdoesnotadd6
mm(1/4inch)tothe15.8cm(6inches)position.
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1.Height-of-cutpin
4.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersandskidsas
required.
OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Tomaintainenoughpowerforthemachineanddeck
whilemowing,operatetheengineatthefastthrottle
positionandadjustyourgroundspeedforconditions.
SelectingtheGroundSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed.
Decreasethegroundspeedastheloadonthecutting
bladesincreases,andincreasegroundspeedasthe
loadonthebladesdecreases.
AlternatingMowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontoavoidmakingrutsinthe
turfovertime.Thisalsohelpsthedisperseclippings,
whichenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
AvoidingaLowCut
Ifthemachinecuttingwidthiswiderthanthemachine
thatyoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
SelecttheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuitConditions
Removeapproximately25mm(1inch)orno
morethan1/3ofthegrassbladewhencutting.In
exceptionallylushanddensegrass,youmayneed
toslowdowntheforwardspeedand/orraisethe
height-of-cuttothenexthighersetting.
Important:Ifyouarecuttingmorethan1/3ofthe
grassblade,oraremowinginsparselonggrass
ordryconditions,usetheatsailofthebladesto
reduceair-bornechaff,debris,andstrainonthe
deck-drivecomponents.
CuttingLongGrass
Ifyouallowthegrasstogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifthegrasscontainsahighdegreeof
moisture,raisethecuttingheighttoahighersetting
andcutthegrassatthissetting.Thencutthegrass
againusingthelower,normalsetting.
KeepingtheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthe
moweraftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildup
insidethemower,cuttingqualityeventuallybecomes
unsatisfactory.
Toreducetheriskofrehazard,keeptheengine,
mufer,batterycompartment,parkingbrake,cutting
units,andfuelstoragecompartmentfreeofgrass,
leaves,orexcessivegrease.Cleanupanyspilledoil
orfuel.
MaintainingtheBlades
•Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecutting
season.Sharpbladescreateacleancutwithout
tearingorshreddingthegrassblades.T earing
andshreddingcausesgrasstoturnbrownatthe
edges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthe
chanceofdisease.
•Checkthebladesdailyforsharpnessandfor
anywearordamage.Sharpenthebladesas
necessary.
•Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replaceit
immediatelywithagenuineTororeplacement
blade.RefertothecuttingunitOperator’sManual
forinstructionstoreplacetheblade.
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