Use and Care Manual

KeepingtheUndersideofthe
MowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower
aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,
cuttingqualitywilleventuallybecomeunsatisfactory.
MaintainingtheBlade(s)
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause
asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe
grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat
theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof
disease.Checkthemowerbladesaftereachuseforsharpness,
andforanywearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpen
thebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replace
itimmediatelywithagenuineTororeplacementblade.
AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
GeneralSafety
Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,mufers,
andenginecompartmenttohelppreventres.Cleanup
oilorfuelspills.
Shutoffthefuelbeforestoringortransportingthe
machine.
Disengagethedrivetotheattachmentwheneveryouare
transportingornotusingthemachine.
Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineintoa
trailerortruck.
Tiethemachinedownsecurelyusingstraps,chains,cable,
orropes.Bothfrontandrearstrapsshouldbedirected
downandoutwardfromthemachine.
Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachinein
anyenclosure.
Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwherethereis
anopename,spark,orpilotlight,suchasonawater
heateroronotherappliances.
PushingtheMachineby
Hand
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand.Donot
towthemachine,becausedamagetothehydraulicdrive
systemmayoccur.
Thismachinehasanelectric-brakemechanism.Topushthe
machine,turntheignitionkeytotheRUNposition.The
batterymustbechargedandfunctioningtodisengagethe
electricbrake.
PushingtheMachine
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position,shutofftheengine,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Locatethebypassleversontheframeonbothsidesof
theengine.
4.Movethebypassleversforwardthroughthekeyhole
anddowntolocktheminplace(Figure27).
Note:Dothisforeachlever.
5.Movethemotion-controlleversinwardtothe
NEUTRALpositionandturntheignitionkeytothe
RUNposition.
Note:Donotstartthemachine.
Note:Youcannowpushthemachinebyhand.
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