Toro TimeCutter MX 5025 User Manual

AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp
Rollers
ForMachinewith127cm(50-inch)
MowerDecksOnly
Wheneveryouchangetheheightofcut,adjustthe
heightoftheanti-scalprollers.
Note:Adjusttheanti-scalprollerssothattherollers
donottouchthegroundinnormal,atmowingareas.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitchandengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollers(Figure24)tomatch
theclosestheight-of-cutposition.
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Figure24
1.Anti-scalproller3.Flangenut
2.Bolt4.Holespacing
OperatingTips
UsingtheFastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineattheFASTposition.Airisrequiredto
thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
deckinuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohave1sideofthe
mowerdeckfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsair
tobedrawnintothemowerdeck.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethat
thecuttingheightofthemowerdeckdoesnotscalp
anyunevenground.However,thecuttingheight
usedinthepastisgenerallythebestonetouse.
Whencuttinggrasslongerthan15cm(6inches)tall,
youmaywanttocutthelawntwicetoensurean
acceptablequalityofcut.
CuttingaThirdoftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyaboutathirdofthegrassblade.
Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless
grassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrows
moreslowly.
AlternatingtheMowingDirection
Alternatethemowingdirectiontokeepthegrass
standingstraight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippings,
whichenhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
MowingatCorrectIntervals
Grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimesof
theyear.T omaintainthesamecuttingheight,mow
moreofteninearlyspring.Asthegrassgrowthrate
slowsinmidsummer,mowlessfrequently.Ifyou
cannotmowforanextendedperiod,rstmowata
highcuttingheight,thenmowagain2dayslaterata
lowerheightsetting.
UsingaSlowerCuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed
incertainconditions.
AvoidingCuttingTooLow
Whenmowinguneventurf,raisethecuttingheight
toavoidscalpingtheturf.
StoppingtheMachine
Ifyoumuststoptheforwardmotionofthemachine
whilemowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmay
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Toro TimeCutter MX 5025 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	TimeCutter MX 5025
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English