Selecting A Blade - Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D Operator's Manual

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
DANGER
Using the 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.
The blade generally performs better at the higher heights of
cut settings such as 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 deck.
•
Requires more horsepower to run.
•
Tends to discharge further left and can tend to windrow
at lower heights of cut.
Atomic Blade
This blade was designed to provide excellent leaf mulching.
Attributes: Excellent leaf mulching
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