Toro TimeCutter Z5000 74391 User Manual

Openholesinthemowerexposeyouandothers
tothrowndebriswhichcancausesevereinjury.
•Neveroperatethemowerwithouthardware
mountedinallholesinthemowerhousing.
•Installthehardwareinthemountingholes
whenyouremovethemulchingbafe.
7.Installtherightmowerblade.RefertotheMower
Maintenance,page31section.
8.Lowerthegrassdeectoroverthedischarge
opening.
Important:Ensurethemowerhasahinged
grassdeectorthatdispersesclippingstothe
sideanddowntowardtheturf,whileinside
dischargemode.
InstallingtheDischargeCoverfor
Mulching
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtopark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removetherightmowerblade.RefertotheMower
Maintenance,page31section.
4.Slidetherightbafethroughthedischargeopening
andsecureitusing2knobsandcurvedwashers
(cuppedsidefacingthemower)asshownin
Figure18andFigure19.
Important:Ensurethatthetabonthefarright
sideoftherightbafeisoutsideofthemower
andisushwiththemowerwall.
5.Installtherightmowerblade.RefertotheMower
Maintenance,page31section.
OperatingTips
FastThrottleSetting
Forbestmowingandmaximumaircirculation,operate
theengineattheFastposition.Airisrequiredto
thoroughlycutgrassclippings,sodonotsetthe
height-of-cutsolowastototallysurroundthemower
byuncutgrass.Alwaystrytohaveonesideofthe
mowerfreefromuncutgrass,whichallowsairtobe
drawnintothemower.
CuttingaLawnfortheFirstTime
Cutgrassslightlylongerthannormaltoensurethatthe
cuttingheightofthemowerdoesnotscalpanyuneven
ground.However,thecuttingheightusedinthepastis
generallythebestonetouse.Whencuttinggrasslonger
thansixinchestall,youmaywanttocutthelawntwice
toensureanacceptablequalityofcut.
Cut1/3oftheGrassBlade
Itisbesttocutonlyabout1/3ofthegrassblade.
Cuttingmorethanthatisnotrecommendedunless
grassissparse,oritislatefallwhengrassgrowsmore
slowly.
MowingDirection
Alternatemowingdirectiontokeepthegrassstanding
straight.Thisalsohelpsdisperseclippingswhich
enhancesdecompositionandfertilization.
MowatCorrectIntervals
Normally,moweveryfourdays.Butremember,
grassgrowsatdifferentratesatdifferenttimes.So
tomaintainthesamecuttingheight,whichisagood
practice,mowmoreofteninearlyspring.Asthegrass
growthrateslowsinmidsummer,mowlessfrequently.
Ifyoucannotmowforanextendedperiod,rstmow
atahighcuttingheight;thenmowagaintwodayslater
atalowerheightsetting.
CuttingSpeed
Toimprovecutquality,useaslowergroundspeed.
AvoidCuttingTooLow
Ifthecuttingwidthofthemoweriswiderthanthe
moweryoupreviouslyused,raisethecuttingheightto
ensurethatuneventurfisnotcuttooshort.
LongGrass
Ifthegrassiseverallowedtogrowslightlylongerthan
normal,orifitcontainsahighdegreeofmoisture,raise
thecuttingheighthigherthanusualandcutthegrassat
thissetting.Thencutthegrassagainusingthelower,
normalsetting.
WhenStopping
Ifthemachine’sforwardmotionmustbestoppedwhile
mowing,aclumpofgrassclippingsmaydropontoyour
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Toro TimeCutter Z5000 74391 Specifications

General

Cutting Width	50 inches
Transmission	Hydrostatic
Deck Material	10-gauge steel
Number of Blades	3
Type	Zero-Turn Mower
Speed	7 mph forward, 3 mph reverse
Cutting Height	1.5 - 4.5 inches
Warranty	3-year limited
Fuel Capacity	3 gallons