Toro Groundsmaster 4100 User Manual

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1.Transportlatch(wingmowerdecks)
OperatingTips
OperatingtheMachine
•StarttheengineandrunitattheHALFIDLEposition
untilitwarmsup.Movetheengine-speedswitch
toHIGHIDLE,liftthemowerdecks,disengagethe
parkingbrake,presstheforwardtractionpedal,
andcarefullydrivetoanopenarea.
•Practicemovingforwardandreverse,andstarting
andstoppingthemachine.Tostopthemachine,
removeyourfootfromthetractionpedalandletit
returntoNEUTRALorpressdownonthereverse
pedal.
Note:Whengoingdownhillinthemachine,you
mayneedtousethereversepedaltostop.
•Whenpossible,mowupanddownhillsratherthan
acrossthem.Havethemowerdeckslowered
whengoingdownahilltomaintainsteeringcontrol.
Donotattempttoturnthemachineonahill.
•Practicedrivingaroundobstacleswiththemower
decksupanddown.Becarefulwhendriving
betweennarrowobjectssothatyoudonotdamage
themachineormowerdecks.
•Alwaysdriveslowlyinroughareas.
•Ifanobstacleisintheway,liftthemowerdecks
tomowaroundit.
•Whentransportingthemachinefrom1workarea
toanother,raisethemowerdeckstothefully
upwardposition,shutoffthePTO,pressthe
mow/transportswitchtotheTRANSPORTposition,
andplacethethrottleintheFASTposition.
ChangingMowingPatterns
Changemowingpatternsoftentominimizeapoor
after-cutappearancefromrepeatedlymowinginthe
samedirection.
UnderstandingCounterbalance
Thecounterbalancesystemmaintainshydraulic
backpressureonthedeck-liftcylinders.This
pressureimprovestractionbytransferringthe
mower-deckweighttothemower-drivewheels.The
counterbalancepressurehasbeensetatthefactory
toanoptimalbalanceofafter-cutappearanceand
tractioncapabilityinmostturfconditions.
Decreasingthecounterbalancesettingcanproduce
amorestablemowerdeck,butcandecreasethe
tractioncapability.Increasingthecounterbalance
settingcanincreasethetractioncapability,butmay
resultinapoorafter-cutappearance.Refertothe
machineServiceManualforyourtractionunitfor
instructionstoadjustthecounterbalancepressure.
ResolvingAfter-CutAppearance
ReferencetheAfter-cutAppearanceTroubleshooting
Guideavailableatwww.Toro.com.
UsingProperMowingTechniques
•Tobegincutting,engagethemowerdecks,then
approachthemowingareaslowly.
•Toachievetheprofessionalstraight-linecutand
stripingthatisdesirableforsomeapplications,nd
atreeorotherobjectinthedistanceanddrive
straighttowardit.
•Assoonasthefrontmowerdecksreachtheedge
ofthemowingarea,performateardrop-shaped
turntoquicklylineupforyournextpass.
•Bolt-inmulchingbafesareavailableforthe
mowerdecks.Themulchingbafesperformwell
whenyoumaintainturfonaregularschedule
toavoidremovingmorethan25mm(1inch)of
growthpercutting.Whenyoucuttoomuchgrowth
withthemulchingbafesinstalled,theafter-cut
appearancemaydeteriorateandtheobserved
powertocuttheturfincreases.Themulching
bafesalsoperformwellforshreddingleavesin
thefall.
SelectingtheProperHeight-of-Cut
SettingtoSuitConditions
Removenomorethanapproximately1/3ofthegrass
bladewhencutting.Inexceptionallylushanddense
grass,youmayneedtoraiseyourheight-of-cut
setting.
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Toro Groundsmaster 4100 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	Groundsmaster 4100
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English