Checking The Engine-Oil Level; Checking The Cooling System; Checking The Hydraulic System; Selecting A Blade - Toro Groundsmaster 3500-G Operator's Manual

DANGER
In certain conditions during fueling,
static electricity can be released causing
a spark which can ignite the fuel vapors.
A fire or explosion from fuel can burn you
and others and can damage property.
• Always place the fuel containers on
the ground away from your vehicle
before filling.
• Do not fill the fuel containers inside
a vehicle or on a truck or trailer bed
because interior carpets or plastic
truck bed liners may insulate the
container and slow the loss of any
static charge.
• When practical, remove gas-powered
equipment from the truck or trailer
and refuel the equipment with the
wheels on the ground.
• If this is not possible, refuel such
equipment on a truck or trailer from a
portable container rather than from a
fuel dispenser nozzle.
• If a fuel dispenser nozzle must be
used, keep the nozzle in contact with
the rim of the fuel tank or container
opening at all times until fueling is
complete.
Checking the Engine-Oil
Level
Before you start the engine and use the machine,
check the oil level in the engine crankcase; refer to
Checking the Engine-Oil Level (page
Checking the Cooling
System
Before you start the engine and use the machine,
check the cooling system; refer to
Cooling System (page
Checking the Hydraulic
System
Before you start the engine and use the machine,
check the hydraulic system; refer to
Hydraulic Fluid Level (page
37).
Checking the
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Checking the
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Selecting a Blade

Standard Combination Sail
This blade was designed to provide excellent lift and
dispersion in almost any condition. If more or less lift
and discharge velocity is required, consider a different
blade.
Attributes: Excellent lift and dispersion in most
conditions
Angled Sail
The blade generally performs best in lower heights of
cut—1.9 to 6.4 cm (3/4 to 2-1/2 inches).
Attributes:
•
Discharge remains more even at lower heights of
cut.
•
Discharge has less tendency to throw left and thus
a cleaner look around bunkers and fairways.
•
Lower power requirement at lower heights and
dense turf.
High-Lift Parallel Sail
The blade generally performs better in the higher
heights of cut—7 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches).
Attributes:
•
More lift and higher discharge velocity
•
Sparse or limp turf is picked up significantly at
higher heights of cut
•
Wet or sticky clippings are discharged more
efficiently reducing congestion in the cutting unit.
•
Requires more horsepower to run
•
Tends to discharge further left and can tend to
windrow at lower heights of cut
WARNING
Using a high-lift blade with the mulching baffle
could cause the blade to break, resulting in
personal injury or death.
Do not use the high-lift blade with the
mulching baffle.
Atomic Blade
This blade was designed to provide excellent leaf
mulching.
Attribute: Excellent leaf mulching
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