Toro Sand Pro 2040Z - Driving the Machine Backward; Raking Sand Traps

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DrivingtheMachineBackward
1.Ensurethattheattachmentisinthedesiredposition.
2.Movethecontrolhandlestothecenter,unlocked
position.
3.Togobackward,lookbehindandslowlypullthe
controlhandlesbackward(Figure26).
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Figure26
RakingaSandTrap
Readthisentiresectiononrakingbeforerakingasandtrap.
Therearemanyconditionsthatdeterminetheadjustments
necessary.Thetextureanddepthofthesand,moisture
content,weeds,andtheamountofcompactionareallfactors
thatcanvaryfromcoursetocourse,orevenfromtraptotrap
onthesamecourse.Maketheadjustmentsontherakefor
optimumresultsinyourparticulararea.
LearningHowtoRake
Practicerakinginalargeandleveltraponthecourse.Practice
startingandstopping,turning,raisingandloweringtherake,
enteringandleavingthetrap,etc.Practiceatamoderate
enginespeedandaslowgroundspeed.Thistraininghelps
theoperatortogaincondenceintheperformanceofthe
machine.
Therecommendedpatternforrakingatrapisshownin
Figure27.Thispatternavoidsunnecessaryoverlap,keeps
compactiontoaminimum,andleavesaneat,attractive
patternonthesand.Thisisthemostefcientrakingmethod,
however,itisimportanttovarytherakingpatternregularlyto
reducethechanceofcreatingawashboardeffect.
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