Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D Operator's Manual page 47

Resolving After-Cut Appearance
Refer to the After-cut Appearance Troubleshooting
Guide available at www.Toro.com.
Using Proper Mowing Techniques
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To begin cutting, engage the mower decks, then
approach the mowing area slowly. Once the front
mower decks are over the mowing area, lower the
mower decks.
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To achieve the professional straight-line cut and
striping that is desirable for some applications, find
a tree or other object in the distance and drive
straight toward it.
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As soon as the front mower decks reach the edge
of the mowing area, lift the mower decks, and
perform a teardrop-shaped turn to quickly line up
for your next pass.
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Bolt-in mulching baffles are available for the
mower decks. The mulching baffles perform well
when you maintain turf on a regular schedule
to avoid removing more than 25 mm (1 inch) of
growth per cutting. When you cut too much growth
with the mulching baffles installed, the after-cut
appearance may deteriorate and the observed
power to cut the turf increases. The mulching
baffles also perform well for shredding leaves in
the fall.
Mowing When the Grass Is Dry
Mow either in the late morning to avoid the dew, which
causes grass clumping, or late afternoon to avoid
the damage that direct sunlight can cause on the
sensitive, freshly mowed grass.
Selecting the Proper Height-of-Cut
Setting to Suit Conditions
Remove no more than approximately 25 mm (1 inch),
or 1/3 of the grass blade when cutting. In exceptionally
lush and dense grass, you may need to raise your
height-of-cut setting.
Mowing with Sharp Blades
A sharp blade cuts cleanly and without tearing or
shredding the grass blades like a dull blade. Tearing
and shredding causes the grass to turn brown at
the edges, which impairs growth and increases
susceptibility to diseases. Ensure that the blade is in
good condition and that there is a full sail.
Checking the Condition of the
Mower Deck
Ensure that the cutting chambers are in good
condition. Straighten any bends in the chamber
components to ensure correct blade tip/chamber
clearance.
Maintaining the Machine after
Mowing
After mowing, thoroughly wash the machine with a
garden hose with no nozzle to avoid contamination
and damage to the seals and bearings caused
by excessive water pressure. Ensure that the
radiator and oil cooler are kept free of dirt or grass
clippings. After cleaning, inspect the machine for
possible hydraulic-fluid leaks, damage, or wear to the
hydraulic and mechanical components, and check the
cutting-unit blades for sharpness.
Understanding Turnaround-Mode
The turnaround-mode allows you convenient, 1-touch
control to raise the cutting units above the turf while
temporarily stopping the blades, allowing you to focus
on driving the machine at the end of a mowing pass,
or while navigating other obstacles.
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Set the turnaround-mode to the O
momentarily pressing the lift switch rearward
(Figure 10), which automatically raises all cutting
units from the float position to a preset height and
disengages the PTO. To resume mowing, press
the lift switch forward. All cutting units lower, and
the PTO start again.
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Setting the turnaround-mode to the O
allows you to manually raise the cutting units
from the float position by pressing and holding
all lift switches rearward until the cutting units
raise to the desired height. For Groundsmaster
4700 machines, press all 3 lift switches to raise
all 7 cutting units
disengage until the cutting units raise to the same
preset height to which the cutting units raise when
the turnaround-mode is set to O
Note:
The default the turnaround-mode feature is O
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position by
N
FF
(Figure 10). The PTO does not
.
N
position
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N