Choosing Accessories - Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D Operator's Manual

Choosing Accessories

Optional Equipment Configurations
Grass Cutting: 1.9 to 4.4
cm (0.75 to 1.75 inches)
height of cut
Grass Cutting: 5 to 6.4
cm (2.00 to 2.50 inches)
height of cut
Grass Cutting: 7 to 10
cm (2.75 to 4.00 inches)
height of cut
Leaf Mulching
Pros
Cons
Angle Sail Blade High Lift Parallel Sail
Blade (Do not use with
the mulching baffle)
Recommended in most May work well in light or
applications sparse turf
Recommended for thick Recommended for light
or lush turf or sparse turf
May work well in lush turf Recommended in most
applications
Recommended for use Not Allowed
with the mulching baffle
Even discharge at lower More lift and higher
height of cut, cleaner discharge velocity,
look around bunkers and sparse or limp turf is
fairways, lower power picked up at high height
requirements of cut, wet or sticky
clippings are discharged
efficiently
Does not lift the grass Requires more power to
well in high height-of-cut run in some applications,
applications, wet or tends to windrow at
sticky grass has a lower height of cut in
tendency to buildup in lush grass, do not use
with the mulching baffle
the chamber, leading
to poor quality of cut
and higher power
requirements
Mulching Baffle
Has been shown to
improve dispersion and
after cut performance
on northern grasses that
are cut at least 3 times
per week and less than
1/3 of the grass blade
is removed. Do not
use with the high lift
parallel sail blade
Use with combination
sail or angle sail blade
only
May improve dispersion
and appearance in
certain grass cutting
applications, very good
for leaf mulching
Grass will buildup in the
chamber if attempting to
remove too much grass
with baffle in place
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Roller Scraper
Can be used any time
that rollers buildup with
grass or large flat grass
clumps of grass are
seen. The scrapers
may actually increase
clumping in certain
applications.
Reduces roller buildup
in certain applications