Toro 04540 User Manual

2.Movethefunctional-controllevertotheMOW
positionortheTRANSPORTpositionandtryto
starttheengine.
Theengineshouldnotturnoverorstart,which
indicatesthattheinterlocksystemisoperating
correctly.Correcttheproblemifitisnot
operatingproperly.
3.Sitontheseat,movethetractionpedaltothe
NEUTRALposition,movethefunctional-control
levertotheNEUTRALposition,andengagethe
parkingbrake.
4.Starttheengineandmovethefunctional-control
levertotheMOWpositionortheTRANSPORT
position.
Theengineshouldshutoff,whichindicatesthat
theinterlocksystemisoperatingcorrectly.
Correcttheproblemifitisnotoperatingproperly.
CheckingtheOperator’sPresence
Switch
1.Sitontheseat,movethetractionpedaltothe
NEUTRALposition,movethefunctionalcontrol
levertotheNEUTRALposition,andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Releasetheparkingbrake,movethefunctional
controllevertotheMOWposition,andrisefrom
theseat.
Theengineshouldshutoff,whichindicates
thattheinterlocksystemisoperatingcorrectly.
Correcttheproblemifitisnotoperatingproperly.
CheckingtheRaise/LowerMow
Control
1.Sitontheseat,movethetractionpedaltothe
NEUTRALposition,movethefunctionalcontrol
levertotheNEUTRALposition,andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Movetheraise/lowermowcontrolforwardto
lowerthecuttingunits.Thecuttingunitsshould
lowerbutnotstartrotating.
Iftheystartrotating,theinterlocksystemisnot
operatingcorrectly;correcttheproblembefore
operatingthemachine.
DrivingtheMachinewithout
Mowing
•Ensurethatthecuttingunitsarefullyraised.
•Movethefunctional-controllevertotheTRANSPORT
position.
•Usethebrakestoslowthemachinewhilegoing
downsteephillstoavoidlossofcontrol.
•Alwaysapproachroughareasatareducedspeed
andcrosssevereundulationscarefully.
•Familiarizeyourselfwiththewidthofthemachine.
Donotattempttopassbetweenobjectsthatare
closetogethertopreventcostlydamageand
downtime.
MowingtheGreen
Important:Iftheleakdetectoralarm(ifequipped
onyourmodel)soundsoryounoticeanoilleak
whilecuttingonagreen,immediatelyraisethe
cuttingunits,drivedirectlyoffthegreen,and
stopthemachineinanareaawayfromthegreen.
Determinethecauseoftheleakandcorrectthe
problem.
Beforemowinggreens,ndaclearareaandpractice
performingbasicmachinefunctions(e.g.,startingand
stoppingthemachine,raisingandloweringthecutting
units,andturning).
Inspectthegreenfordebris,removetheagfrom
thecup,anddeterminethebestdirectiontomow.
Basethedirectiontomowonthepreviousmowing
direction.Alwaysmowinanalternatepatternfromthe
previousmowingsothatthegrassbladesarelessapt
tolaydownandthereforebedifculttotrapbetween
thereelbladesandthebedknife.
CuttingtheGreen
1.Approachthegreenwiththefunctional-control
leverintheMOWpositionandthethrottleatfull
speed.
2.Starton1edgeofthegreensothatyoucanuse
theribbonprocedureofcutting.
Note:Thisholdscompactiontoaminimumand
leavesaneat,attractivepatternonthegreens.
3.Pushforwardtheraise/lowermowleverasthe
frontedgesofthegrassbasketscrosstheouter
edgeofthegreen.
Note:Thisproceduredropsthecuttingunitsto
theturfandstartsthereels.
Important:Thecentercuttingunitdrops
andraisesslightlyafterthefrontcutting
unitsdo;therefore,youshouldpractice
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Toro 04540 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	04540
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English