Use and Care Manual

OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operatethe
engineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredtothoroughlycut
grassclippings,sodonotsettheheight-of-cutsolowasto
surroundthemowerinuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave1side
ofthemowerfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsairtobe
drawnintothemower.
UsingtheSmartSpeed™Control
System
TheSmartSpeed™ControlSystemlever,locatedbelowthe
operatingposition,givesyouachoicetodrivethemachineat
3speedranges—high,tow,andlow .Youcanbenetfromthe
lowerspeedsettingwhenmaneuveringthemachineintight
spacesoroperatingarounddelicatelandscapes.Youcanalso
usethelowsettingtooperatethemachineatahighthrottle
settingandbladespeedwhilestillbeingabletoreduceground
speedtoincreasethequalityofcut.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutthegrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpanyuneven
ground.However,thecuttingheightusedinthepastis
generallythebesttouse.Whencuttinggrasslongerthan15
cm(6inches)tall,youmaywanttocutthelawntwiceto
ensureanacceptablequalityofcut.
CutaThirdoftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.Cutting
morethanthatisnotrecommendedunlessgrassissparse,or
itislatefallwhengrassgrowsmoreslowly.
MowingDirection
Alternatethemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding
straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings,whichenhances
decompositionandfertilization.
MowatCorrectIntervals
Normally,mowevery4days.However,grassgrowsat
differentratesatdifferenttimes.Tomaintainthesamecutting
height,whichisagoodpractice,mowmoreofteninearly
spring.Asthegrassgrowthrateslowsinmidsummer,mow
lessfrequently.Ifyoucannotmowforanextendedperiod,
rstmowatahighcuttingheight;thenmowagain2days
lateratalowerheightsetting.
AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthemower
youpreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheighttoensurethat
uneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethe
cuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassatthis
setting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,normal
setting.
WhenStopping
Ifyoumuststopthemachine'sforwardmotionwhilemowing,
aclumpofgrassclippingsmaydropontoyourlawn.Toavoid
this,moveontoapreviouslycutareawiththebladesengaged.
KeeptheUndersideoftheMowerClean
Cleanclippingsanddirtfromtheundersideofthemower
aftereachuse.Ifgrassanddirtbuildupinsidethemower,the
cuttingqualityeventuallybecomesunsatisfactory.
BladeMaintenance
Maintainasharpbladethroughoutthecuttingseason,because
asharpbladecutscleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe
grassblades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownat
theedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceof
disease.Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpnessandfor
anywearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe
bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replaceit
immediatelywithagenuineTororeplacementblade.
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