Operator's Manual

CuttingHeight
Foroptimumbaggingperformance,setthedeckheight-of-cut
toremovenomorethat51to76mm(2to3inches)or1/3of
thegrassheight,whicheverisless.Cuttingoffmorethanthis
willreducethecapacityofthevacuumsystem.
CuttingFrequency
Cutthegrassoften,especiallywhenitgrowsrapidly.Youwill
havetocutyourgrasstwiceifitgetsexcessivelylong(referto
BaggingLongGrass(page23)).
CuttingTechnique
Forbestlawnappearance,besuretoslightlyoverlapthe
mowerdeckintothepreviouslycutarea.Thishelpsreduce
theloadontheengineandreducesthechanceofpluggingthe
blowerassemblyandtubes.
BaggingSpeed
Thebaggingsystemmayplugifyoudrivetoofastandthe
enginespeedgetstooslow .Onhillsitmaybenecessary
toslowthegroundspeedofthemachine.Mowdownhill
wheneverpossible.
CAUTION
Asthebaggerlls,extraweightisaddedtotheback
ofthemachine.Ifyoustopandstartsuddenlyon
hills,youmaylosesteeringcontrolorthemachine
maytip.
•Donotstartorstopsuddenlywhengoinguphill
ordownhill.Avoiduphillstarts.
•Ifyoudostopthemachinewhengoinguphill,
disengagethePTO.Thenbackdownthehill
usingaslowspeed.
•Donotchangespeedsorstoponslopes.
BaggingLongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowlongerthannormal,orif
itcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raisethecuttingheight
higherthanusualandcutandbagthegrassatthissetting.
Thencutandbagthegrassagainusingthelower,normal
setting.
Excessivelylonggrassisheavyandmaynotbepropelled
completelyintothebagger.Ifthishappens,thetubeand
blowermayplug.Toavoidpluggingthebaggingsystem,mow
thegrassatahighheight-of-cut,thenlowerthemowerdeck
toyournormalcuttingheightandrepeatthebaggingprocess.
BaggingWetGrass
Ifpossible,alwaystrytocutgrasswhenitisdry.Wetgrass
cancauseplugging.
ReducingPlugging
Toavoidpluggingthebaggingsystem,reducegroundspeed
andmowthegrassatahighheight-of-cut,thenlowerthe
mowerdecktoyournormalcuttingheightandrepeatthe
baggingprocess.
SignsofPlugging
Asyouarebagging,asmallamountofgrassclippings
normallyblowoutthefrontofthemowerdeck.Anexcessive
amountofclippingblowoutindicatesthatthebaggerisfull
orthetubeisplugged.
BaggingBlades
Inmostmowingconditions,thestandardhighliftbladeswill
providethebestbaggingperformance.
TheToroAtomicbladeisrecommendedforbaggingleaves
indryconditions.Indrydustyconditions,themediumlift
orlowliftbladeswillreducedustanddirtblowoutwhile
providingeffectivebaggingairow .
ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealerfortheproperblades
fordifferentmowingconditions.
CurbClimbingandLoading
Alwaysliftthedecktothehighestpositionwhenloadingthe
machineontrailersorascending/descendingacurb.Leaving
themowerdeckinalowerpositioncancausedamagetothe
mowerdeckwhileloadingandgoingoveracurb.Ifacurb
ishigherthan152mm(6inches),crossitatasharpangle
withthedeckfullyraised.Useextremecautionwhenloading
ontoatrailer.
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