Toro TimeCutter ZD380 Riding Mower User manual
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- Lawnmowers
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- User manual
This manual is also suitable for
Form No. 3354-742 Rev A
TimeCutter® ZD380 and ZD420
Riding Mowers
Model No. 74432 —Serial No. 260000001 and Up
Model No. 74433 —Serial No. 260000001 and Up
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Introduction
R ead this infor mation carefully to lear n ho w to
operate and maintain y our product properly and
to a v oid injur y and product damag e . Y ou are
responsible for operating the product properly
and safely .
Y ou ma y contact T oro directly at www .T oro .com
for product and accessor y infor mation, help
finding a dealer , or to register y our product.
W henev er y ou need ser vice , g en uine T oro par ts ,
or additional infor mation, contact an A uthorized
Ser vice Dealer or T oro Customer Ser vice and ha v e
the model and serial n umbers of y our product
ready . Figure 1 identifies the location of the model
and serial n umbers on the product. W rite the
n umbers in the space pro vided.
Figure 1
1. Model and serial number plate
W rite the product model and serial n umbers in the
space belo w:
Model No.
Serial No.
T his man ual identifies potential hazards and has
safety messag es identified b y the safety aler t
symbol ( Figure 2 ), whic h signals a hazard that ma y
cause serious injur y or death if y ou do not follo w
the recommended precautions .
Figure 2
1. Safety alert symbol.
T his man ual uses tw o other w ords to highlight
infor mation. Impor tant calls attention to special
mec hanical infor mation and Note emphasizes
g eneral infor mation w or th y of special attention.
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Safe Operation Practices for
Ride-on (riding)
R otar y La wnmo w er
Mac hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Safe Operating Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
T oro Riding Mo w er Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sound Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sound P o w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Slope Char t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety and Instr uctional Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Product Ov er view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
T hink Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
R ecommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chec king the Engine Oil Lev el . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Star ting and Stopping the
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Dri ving F orw ard or Bac kw ard . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operating the Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Stopping the Mac hine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
T he Safety Interloc k System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adjusting the Height of Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing Operation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operation in the Collection
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operation in the R ecycler
®
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
P ositioning the Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adjusting the Motion Control
Lev ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Pushing the Mac hine b y Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adjusting the F ootrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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8111 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55420
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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
R ecommended Maintenance
Sc hedule(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Premaintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Accessing the Mac hine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Greasing the Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ser vicing the Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ser vicing the Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ser vicing the Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Draining the Fuel T ank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
R e placing the Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Electrical System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ser vicing the Batter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ser vicing the Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dri v e System Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chec king the Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mo w er Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ser vicing the Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lev eling the Mo w er from
Side-to-Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adjusting the F ront-to-R ear Blade
Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
R emo ving the Mo w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Mo w er Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing the Mo w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Cleaning the Collection
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
W ashing the Underside of the
Mo w er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Cleaning and Storag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sc hematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Safety
Safe Operation Practices
for Ride-on (riding) Rotary
Lawnmower Machines
T his mac hine meets or ex ceeds European
Standards in effect at the time of production.
Ho w ev er , improper use or maintenance b y the
operator or o wner can result in injur y . T o reduce
the potential for injur y , comply with these safety
instr uctions and alw a ys pa y attention to the
safety aler t symbol, whic h means CA UTION ,
W ARNING , or D ANGER -“personal safety
instr uction. ” F ailure to comply with the instr uction
ma y result in personal injur y or death.
Safe Operating Practices
T he follo wing instr uctions are from the CEN
standard EN 836:1997.
T his product is capable of amputating hands and
feet and thro wing objects . Alw a ys follo w all safety
instr uctions to a v oid serious injur y or death.
Training
• R ead the instr uctions carefully . Be familiar
with the controls and the proper use of the
equipment.
• Nev er allo w c hildren or people unfamiliar with
these instr uctions to use the la wnmo w er . Local
regulations can restrict the ag e of the operator .
• Nev er mo w while people , especially c hildren,
or pets are nearb y .
• K ee p in mind that the operator or user is
responsible for accidents or hazards occur ring
to other people or their proper ty .
• Do not car r y passeng ers .
• All dri v ers should seek and obtain professional
and practical instr uction. Suc h instr uction
should emphasize:
– the need for care and concentration when
w orking with ride-on mac hines;
– control of a ride-on mac hine sliding on a
slope will not be reg ained b y the application
of the brak e . T he main reasons for loss of
control are:
◊ insufficient wheel g rip;
◊ being dri v en too fast;
◊ inadequate braking;
◊ the type of mac hine is unsuitable for its
task;
◊ lac k of a w areness of the effect of
g round conditions , especially slopes;
◊ incor rect hitc hing and load distribution.
Preparation
• W hile mo wing, alw a ys w ear substantial
footw ear and long trousers . Do not operate
the equipment when barefoot or w earing open
sandals .
• T horoughly inspect the area where the
equipment is to be used and remo v e all objects
whic h ma y be thro wn b y the mac hine .
• W ar ning-Fuel is highly flammable .
– Store fuel in containers specifically designed
for this pur pose .
– R efuel outdoors only and do not smok e
while refuelling .
– Add fuel before star ting the engine . Nev er
remo v e the cap of the fuel tank or add fuel
while the engine is r unning or when the
engine is hot.
– If fuel is spilled, do not attempt to star t the
engine but mo v e the mac hine a w a y from
the area of spillag e and a v oid creating any
source of ignition until fuel v apors ha v e
dissipated.
– R e place all fuel tanks and container caps
securely .
• R e place faulty silencers .
• Before using, alw a ys visually inspect to see that
the blades , blade bolts and cutter assembly
are not w or n or damag ed. R e place w or n or
damag ed blades and bolts in sets to preser v e
balance .
• On m ulti-bladed mac hines , tak e care as rotating
one blade can cause other blades to rotate .
Operation
• Be aler t, slo w do wn and use caution when
making tur ns . Look behind and to the side
before c hanging directions .
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• Do not operate the engine in a confined space
where dang erous carbon mono xide fumes can
collect.
• Mo w only in da ylight or in g ood ar tificial light.
• Before attempting to star t the engine ,
diseng ag e all blade attac hment clutc hes and
shift into neutral.
• Do not use on slopes of more than 15 deg rees .
• R emember there is no suc h thing as a safe
slope . T ra v el on g rass slopes requires par ticular
care . T o guard ag ainst o v er tur ning:
– do not stop or star t suddenly when g oing
up or do wnhill;
– use lo w speeds on slopes and during tight
tur ns;
– sta y aler t for humps and hollo ws and other
hidden hazards;
• Use care when pulling loads .
– Use only appro v ed dra wbar hitc h points .
– Limit loads to those y ou can safely control.
– Do not tur n shar ply . Use care when
rev ersing .
• W atc h out for traffic when crossing or near
roadw a ys .
• Stop the blades rotating before crossing
surfaces other than g rass .
• W hen using any attac hments , nev er direct
disc harg e of material to w ard b ystanders
nor allo w any one near the mac hine while in
operation.
• Nev er operate the mac hine with damag ed
guards or without safety protecti v e devices in
place .
• Do not c hang e the engine g o v er nor settings or
o v erspeed the engine . Operating the engine
at ex cessi v e speed can increase the hazard of
personal injur y .
• Before lea ving the operator’ s position:
– diseng ag e the po w er tak e-off and lo w er the
attac hments;
– c hang e into neutral and set the parking
brak e;
– stop the engine and remo v e the k ey .
• Diseng ag e dri v e to attac hments , stop the
engine , and disconnect the spark plug wire(s)
or remo v e the ignition k ey
– before clearing bloc kag es or unclog ging
c hute;
– before c hec king, cleaning or w orking on
the la wnmo w er;
– after striking a foreign object. Inspect
the la wnmo w er for damag e and mak e
re pairs before restar ting and operating the
equipment;
– if the mac hine star ts to vibrate abnor mally
(c hec k immediately).
• Diseng ag e dri v e to attac hments when
transpor ting or not in use .
• Stop the engine and diseng ag e dri v e to
attac hment
– before refuelling;
– before remo ving the g rass catc her;
– before making height adjustment unless
adjustment can be made from the operator’ s
position.
• R educe the throttle setting during engine
r un-out and, if the engine is pro vided with
a shut-off v alv e , tur n the fuel off at the
conclusion of mo wing .
Maintenance and Storage
• K ee p all n uts , bolts and screws tight to be sure
the equipment is in safe w orking condition.
• Nev er store the equipment with fuel in the
tank inside a building where fumes can reac h
an open flame or spark.
• Allo w the engine to cool before storing in any
enclosure .
• T o reduce the fire hazard, k ee p the engine ,
silencer , batter y compar tment and fuel storag e
area free of g rass , lea v es , or ex cessi v e g rease .
• Chec k the g rass catc her frequently for w ear or
deterioration.
• R e place w or n or damag ed par ts for safety .
• If the fuel tank has to be drained, this should
be done outdoors .
• W hen mac hine is to be park ed, stored or left
unattended, lo w er the cutting means .
Toro Riding Mower Safety
T he follo wing list contains safety infor mation
specific to T oro products or other safety
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infor mation that y ou m ust kno w that is not
included in the CEN standard.
• Engine exhaust contains carbon mono xide ,
whic h is an odorless , deadly poison that can
kill y ou. Do not r un engine indoors or in an
enclosed area.
• K ee p hands , feet, hair and loose clothing a w a y
from attac hment disc harg e area, underside of
mo w er and any mo ving par ts while engine is
r unning .
• Do not touc h equipment or attac hment par ts
whic h ma y be hot from operation. Allo w to
cool before attempting to maintain, adjust, or
ser vice .
• Batter y acid is poisonous and can cause bur ns .
A v oid contact with skin, eyes and clothing .
Protect y our face , eyes , and clothing when
w orking with a batter y .
• Batter y g ases can explode . K ee p cig arettes ,
sparks , and flames a w a y from batter y .
• Use only g en uine T oro re placement par ts to
ensure that original standards are maintained.
• Use only T oro-appro v ed attac hments .
Slope Operation
• Do not mo w slopes g reater than 15 deg rees .
• Do not mo w near drop-offs , ditc hes , stee p
banks , or w ater . W heels dropping o v er edg es
can cause rollo v ers , whic h ma y result in serious
injur y , death, or dro wning .
• Do not mo w slopes when g rass is w et. Slipper y
conditions reduce traction and could cause
sliding and loss of control.
• Do not mak e sudden tur ns or rapid speed
c hang es .
• Use a w alk behind mo w er and/or a hand
trimmer near drop-offs , ditc hes , stee p banks ,
or w ater .
• R educe speed and use extreme caution on
slopes .
• R emo v e or mark obstacles suc h as roc ks , tree
limbs , etc . from mo wing area. T all g rass can
hide obstacles .
• W atc h for ditc hes , holes , roc ks dips , and rises
that c hang e the operating angle , as rough
ter rain could o v er tur n the mac hine .
• A v oid sudden star ts when mo wing uphill
because the mo w er ma y tip bac kw ards .
• Be a w are that loss of traction ma y occur g oing
do wnhill. W eight transfer to the front wheels
ma y cause dri v e wheels to slip and cause loss
of braking and steering .
• Alw a ys a v oid sudden star ting or stopping on
a slope . If tires lose traction, diseng ag e the
blades and proceed slo wly off the slope .
• F ollo w the man ufacturer’ s recommendations
for wheel w eights or counterw eights to
impro v e stability .
• Use extreme care with g rass catc hers or other
attac hments . T hese can c hang e the stability of
the mac hine and cause loss of control.
Sound Pressure
Model 74432
T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted
sound pressure lev el at the operator ear of 86 dB A,
based on measurements of identical mac hines per
EN 11094 and EN 836.
Model 74433
T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted
sound pressure lev el at the operator ear of 87 dB A,
based on measurements of identical mac hines per
EN 11094 and EN 836.
Sound Power
Model 74432
T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted
sound po w er lev el at the operator ear of 100 dB A,
based on measurements of identical mac hines per
EN 11094.
Model 74433
T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted
sound po w er lev el at the operator ear of 100 dB A,
based on measurements of identical mac hines per
EN 11094.
Vibration
Model 74432
T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted
hand/ar m vibration lev el of 3.22 m/s
2
, based on
measurements of identical mac hines per EN 1033.
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T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted
whole body vibration lev el of .195 m/s
2
, based on
measurements of identical mac hines per EN 1032.
Model 74433
T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted
hand/ar m vibration lev el of 4.66 m/s
2
, based on
measurements of identical mac hines per EN 1033.
T his unit has an equi v alent contin uous A-w eighted
whole body vibration lev el of .14 m/s
2
, based on
measurements of identical mac hines per EN 1032.
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Slope Chart
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Safety and Instructional Decals
Safety decals and instr uctions are easily visible to the operator and are located near any
area of potential dang er . R e place any decal that is damag ed or lost.
93-7010
1. Thrown object hazard—keep bystanders a safe distance from
the machine.
2. Thrown object hazard, mower—keep the deector in place.
3. Cutting/dismemberment of hand or foot—stay away from
moving parts.
Manufacturer’s Mark
1. Indicates the blade is identied as a part from the original
machine manufacturer.
106-2223
106-2224
1. Throttle 7. Headlights
2. Choke
8. Engine—stop
3. Fast
9. Engine—run
4. Continuous variable setting
10. Engine—start
5. Slow
11. Ignition
6. Power take-off (PTO), Blade
control switch on some
models
106-7043
1. Do not tow the machine; pull the lever out to ride on the
machine or push the lever in to push the machine.
106-8717
1. Read the instructions before servicing or performing
maintenance.
2. Check tire pressure every 25 operating hours.
3. Grease every 25 operating hours.
4. Engine
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106-8742
1. Parking brake
106-8743
1. Height of cut
108-8769
1. Collect position
2. Recycler® position
108-8759
1. Belt routing
Battery Symbols
Some or all of these symbols are on your battery
1. Explosion hazard 6. Keep bystanders a safe
distance from the battery.
2. No re, open ame, or
smoking.
7. Wear eye protection;
explosive gases can cause
blindness and other injuries
3. Caustic liquid/chemical
burn hazard
8. Battery acid can cause
blindness or severe burns.
4. Wear eye protection
9. Flush eyes immediately
with water and get medical
help fast.
5. Read the Operator’s
Manual.
10. Contains lead; do not
discard.
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110-6567
1. Warning—read the Operator’s Manual.
2. Warning—read the instructions before servicing or performing maintenance; move the motion control levers to the brake position,
remove the ignition key and disconnect the spark plug wire.
3. Cutting/dismemberment hazard, mower blade; entanglement hazard, belt—do not open or remove safety shields while engine is
running.
4. Loss of traction/control hazard, slopes—loss of traction/control on a slope, disengage the blade control switch (PTO), proceed
off the slope slowly.
5. Crushing/dismemberment hazard of bystanders, reversing; crushing/dismemberment hazard of bystanders—do not carry
passengers, look behind and down when reversing.
6. Tipping hazard—do not mow up and down slopes, only mow across slopes less than 15 degrees, avoid sudden and sharp
turns while on slopes.
7. Thrown object hazard—keep bystanders a safe distance from the machine, pick up debris before operating, keep deector in place.
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Product Overview
Figure 3
1. Motion control lever 4. Collection bag 7. Mower deck 10. Cup holder
2. Height-of-cut lever 5. DFS lever 8. Recycle-on-demand lever
11. Footrest
3. Control panel
6. Operator’s position, seat
9. Rear drive wheel 12. Front caster wheel
Figure 4
Collection bag removed
1. Motion control lever 4. Collection sensors
7. Engine cover
10. Mower deck
2. Height of cut lever 5. Rear access panel 8. Discharge chute 11. Collection bag presence
sensor
3. Gas tank cap 6. Rear drive wheel 9. Rear frame
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Controls
Become familiar with all of the controls in
Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 before
y ou star t the engine and operate the mac hine .
Figure 5
1. Motion control lever,
parking brake position
4. Collection bag
2. Height-of-cut lever 5. DFS lever
3. Gas tank cap
Figure 6
1. Ignition switch 3. Blade control switch
(power take-off)
2. Throttle/Choke
Motion Control Levers
T he motion control lev ers are speed sensiti v e
controls of inde pendent wheel motors . Mo ving
a lev er forw ard or bac kw ard tur ns the wheel on
the same side forw ard or in rev erse . Mo ving the
control lev ers outw ard from the center position
eng ag es the parking brak e and allo ws the operator
to exit the mac hine ( Figure 5 ).
Parking Brake
T he parking brak e is automatically set when the
motion control lev ers are in the brak e position.
Alw a ys position the motion control lev ers into the
brak e position when y ou stop the mac hine or lea v e
it unattended ( Figure 5 ).
Height-of-Cut Lever
T he height of cut lev er allo ws the operator to
lo w er and raise the dec k from the seated position.
W hen the lev er is mo v ed up , to w ard the operator
the dec k is raised from the g round and when
mo v ed do wn, a w a y from the operator it is lo w ered
to the g round. Only adjust the height of cut while
mac hine is not mo ving ( Figure 5 ).
Recycle-On-Demand Lever
Use the recycle-on-demand lev er to switc h from
collection mode to R ecycler
®
mode . Mo v e the
lev er forw ard until it stops to open the dec k door
to allo w clippings to tra v el to the collection bags .
Mo v e the lev er rearw ard until it loc ks in position
to close the dec k door and eng ag e the R ecycler
®
mode ( Figure 7 ).
Figure 7
1. Recycle-on-demand lever,
collect position
2. Recycle-on-demand lever,
Recycler® position
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Ignition Switch
T he ignition switc h has three positions , Off , R un
and Star t. T he k ey will tur n to Star t and mo v e
bac k to R un upon release . T uring the k ey to
the Off position will stop the engine; ho w ev er ,
alw a ys remo v e the k ey when lea ving the mac hine
to prev ent the engine from accidentally star ting
( Figure 6 ).
Throttle/Choke Control
T he throttle and c hok e is combined into one
control lev er . T he throttle controls the engine
speed and it has a contin uous v ariable setting from
Slo w to F ast. Eng ag e the c hok e b y mo ving the
lev er past the F ast setting until it stops ( Figure 6 ).
Blade Control Switch (Power
Take-Off)
T he blade control switc h, re presented b y a po w er
tak e-off (PTO) symbol, eng ag es and diseng ag es
po w er to the mo w er blades ( Figure 6 ).
DFS (Dump From Seat )Lever
T he DFS (Dump F rom Seat) lev er can be operated
from the seated, operating position or while
standing next to the mac hine . T he lev er is seated
loosely to allo w it to be extended to g ain lev erag e
when in use and swi v els freely to allo w for minimal
contact with the operating en vironment ( Figure 5 ).
Collection Sensors
Once the collection bag fills with enough g rass
to co v er one or both of the sensors and break
the infrared beam a bee ping alar m will sound
to aler t the operator . T he alar m shuts off once
the blade control switc h is tur ned Off . If one or
both sensors are unplug g ed the mo w er blades
will not eng ag e . T he collection bag should be
emptied immediately . Contin ued operation of the
collection system with a full bag ma y result in
plug ging of the dec k adapter and disc harg e c hute .
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Operation
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the
mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
Think Safety First
Please carefully read all of the safety instr uctions
and decals in the safety section. Kno wing this
infor mation could help y ou, y our family , pets or
b ystanders a v oid injur y .
Mo wing on w et g rass or steep slopes can
cause sliding and loss of contr ol.
W heels dr opping o v er edges can cause
r ollo v er s, which may r esult in serious injur y ,
death or dr o wning .
T o a v oid loss of contr ol and possibility of
r ollo v er :
• Do not mo w near dr op-of fs or near w ater .
• Do not mo w slopes g r eater than
15 deg r ees.
• R educe speed and use extr eme caution
on slopes.
• A v oid sudden tur ns or rapid speed
changes.
Figure 8
1. Safe Zone-use the TimeCutter here
2. Use walk behind mower and/or hand trimmer near drop-offs
and water.
3. Water
Recommended Fuel
Use Unleaded R egular Gasoline suitable for
automoti v e use (87 pump octane minim um).
Leaded regular g asoline ma y be used if unleaded
regular is not a v ailable .
Important: Nev er use methanol, fuel
containing methanol, or gasohol containing
mor e than 10% ethanol because the fuel
system could be dama ged. Do not mix oil
with fuel.
In cer tain conditions, fuel is extr emel y
flamma ble and highl y explosi v e. A fir e or
explosion fr om fuel can bur n y ou and other s
and can dama ge pr oper ty .
• Fill the fuel tank outdoor s, in an open
ar ea, when the engine is cold. W ipe up
an y fuel that spills.
• Nev er fill the fuel tank inside an enclosed
trailer .
• Do not fill the fuel tank completel y full.
Add fuel to the fuel tank until the lev el is
1/4 to 1/2 inch (6 to 13 mm) belo w the
bottom of the filler neck. T his empty
space in the tank allo ws fuel to expand.
• Nev er smok e when handling fuel, and
stay a w ay fr om an open flame or wher e
fuel fumes may be ignited by a spar k.
• Stor e fuel in an appr o v ed container and
k eep it out of the r each of childr en.
Nev er buy mor e than a 30-day suppl y of
fuel.
• Do not operate without entir e exhaust
system in place and in pr oper w or king
condition.
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In cer tain conditions during fueling , static
electricity can be r eleased causing a spar k
which can ignite the fuel v apor s. A fir e or
explosion fr om fuel can bur n y ou and other s
and can dama ge pr oper ty .
• Al w ays place fuel container s on the
g r ound a w ay fr om y our v ehicle bef or e
filling .
• Do not fill fuel container s inside a v ehicle
or on a tr uck or trailer bed because
interior car pets or plastic tr uck bed liner s
may insulate the container and slo w the
loss of an y static charge.
• W hen practical, r emo v e gas-po w er ed
equipment fr om the tr uck or trailer and
r efuel the equipment with its wheels on
the g r ound.
• If this is not possible, then r efuel such
equipment on a tr uck or trailer fr om a
por ta ble container , rather than fr om a
fuel dispenser nozzle.
• If a fuel dispenser nozzle must be used,
k eep the nozzle in contact with the rim
of the fuel tank or container opening at
all times until fueling is complete.
Fuel is har mful or f atal if s w allo w ed.
Long-ter m exposur e to v apor s can cause
serious injur y and illness.
• A v oid pr olonged br eathing of v apor s.
• K eep f ace a w ay fr om nozzle and gas tank
or conditioner opening .
• K eep gas a w ay fr om ey es and skin.
Using Stabilizer/Conditioner
Use a fuel stabilizer/conditioner in the mac hine to
pro vide the follo wing benefits:
• K ee ps fuel fresh during storag e of 90 da ys or
less . F or long er storag e it is recommended that
the fuel tank be drained.
• Cleans the engine while it r uns
• Eliminates gum-lik e v ar nish buildup in the fuel
system, whic h causes hard star ting
Important: Do not use fuel additi v es
containing methanol or ethanol.
Add the cor rect amount of g as
stabilizer/conditioner to the g as .
Note: A fuel stabilizer/conditioner is most
effecti v e when mix ed with fresh fuel. T o minimize
the c hance of v ar nish de posits in the fuel system,
use fuel stabilizer at all times .
Filling the Fuel Tank
1. Shut the engine off and set the parking brak e .
2. Clean around the fuel tank cap and remo v e
the cap . Add unleaded regular g asoline to the
fuel tank until the lev el is 1/4 to 1/2 inc h (6 to
13 mm) belo w the bottom of the filler nec k.
T his space in the tank allo ws fuel to expand.
Do not fill the fuel tank completely full.
3. Install the fuel tank cap securely . Wipe up any
fuel that ma y ha v e spilled.
Checking the Engine Oil
Level
Before y ou star t the engine and use the mac hine ,
c hec k the oil lev el in the engine crankcase; refer to
Chec king the Oil Lev el in Engine Maintenance ,
pag e 29 .
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Sit do wn on the seat and mo v e the motion
controls to the brak e position.
2. Diseng ag e the blades b y mo ving the blade
control switc h to Off ( Figure 9 ).
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Figure 9
1. Blade control switch—On 2. Blade control switch—Off
3. Mo v e the throttle lev er to Chok e before
star ting a cold engine ( Figure 10 ).
Note: A w ar m or hot engine ma y not require
c hoking .
4. T ur n the ignition k ey to Star t to energize the
star ter . W hen the engine star ts , release the k ey .
Important: Do not enga ge the star ter
f or mor e than 10 seconds at a time. If the
engine f ails to star t, allo w a 60 second
cool-do wn period betw een attempts.
F ailur e to f ollo w these instr uctions can
bur n out the star ter motor .
5. After the engine star ts , mo v e the throttle
lev er to F ast ( Figure 10 ). If the engine stalls
or hesitates , mo v e the throttle lev er bac k to
Chok e for a few seconds . T hen mo v e the
throttle lev er to the desired setting . R e peat this
as required.
Figure 10
1. Engine
3. Fast
2. Choke 4. Slow
Figure 11
1. Off
3. Start
2. Run
4. Ignition
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e the throttle lev er to F ast ( Figure 10 ).
2. Diseng ag e the blades b y mo ving the blade
control switc h to Off ( Figure 9 ).
3. T ur n the ignition k ey to Off ( Figure 11 ).
4. Pull the wire off of the spark plug(s) to prev ent
the possibility of someone accidentally star ting
the mac hine before transpor ting or storing the
mac hine .
5. Close the fuel shut-off v alv e under the front
of the fuel tank before transpor ting or storing
the mac hine .
Important: Mak e sur e the fuel shut-of f
v alv e is closed bef or e transpor ting or
storing the machine, as fuel leaka ge may
occur .
Driving Forward or
Backward
T he throttle control regulates the engine speed as
measured in r pm (rev olutions per min ute). Place
the throttle control in the F ast position for best
perfor mance . Alw a ys operate in the full throttle
position.
T he machine can spin v er y rapidl y . T he
operator may lose contr ol of the machine
and cause per sonal injur y or dama ge to the
machine.
• Use caution when making tur ns.
• Slo w the machine do wn bef or e making
shar p tur ns.
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Forward
1. Mo v e the lev ers to the center , unloc k ed
position.
2. T o g o forw ard, slo wly push the motion control
lev ers forw ard ( Figure 12 ).
Figure 12
1. Center unlock position 3. Backward
2. Forward 4. Brake position
T o g o straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control lev ers ( Figure 12 ).
T o tur n, release pressure on the motion control
lev er to w ard the direction y ou w ant to tur n
( Figure 12 ).
T he far ther y ou mo v e the traction control
lev ers in either direction, the faster the mac hine
will mo v e in that direction.
T o stop , pull the motion control lev ers to
neutral.
Backward
1. Mo v e the lev ers to the center , unloc k ed
position.
2. T o g o bac kw ard, slo wly pull the motion control
lev ers rearw ard ( Figure 12 ).
T o g o straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control lev ers ( Figure 12 ).
T o tur n, release the pressure on the motion
control lev er to w ard the direction y ou w ant to
tur n ( Figure 12 ).
T o stop , push the motion control lev ers to
neutral.
Operating the Blades
T he blade control switc h, re presented b y a po w er
tak e-off (PTO) symbol, eng ag es and diseng ag es
po w er to the mo w er blades . T his switc h controls
po w er to any attac hments that dra w po w er from
the engine , including the mo w er dec k and cutting
blades .
Engaging the Blades
1. R elease pressure on the traction control lev ers
and place the mac hine in neutral.
2. Mo v e the throttle to the F ast position.
3. Pull out on the blade control switc h to eng ag e
blades ( Figure 13 ).
Figure 13
1. Blade control switch-On 2. Blade control switch-Off
Disengaging the Blades
Push the blade control switc h to Off to diseng ag e
the blades ( Figure 13 ).
Stopping the Machine
T o stop the mac hine , mo v e the traction control
lev ers to neutral and se parate to the brak e position,
diseng ag e the blade control switc h, ensure the
throttle is in the fast position, and tur n the ignition
k ey to off . R emember to remo v e the k ey from the
ignition switc h.
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Childr en or bystander s may be injur ed if
they mo v e or attempt to operate the mo w er
while it is unattended.
Al w ays r emo v e the ignition k ey and mo v e the
motion contr ol lev er s to the brak e position
when lea ving the machine unattended, ev en
if just f or a few min utes.
The Safety Interlock System
If safety inter lock s witches ar e disconnected
or dama ged the machine could operate
unexpectedl y causing per sonal injur y .
• Do not tamper with the inter lock
s witches.
• Check the operation of the inter lock
s witches dail y and r eplace an y dama ged
s witches bef or e operating the machine.
Understanding the Safety Interlock
System
T he safety interloc k system is designed to prev ent
the engine from star ting unless:
• T he blades are diseng ag ed.
• T he motion control lev ers are in the brak e
position.
T he safety interloc k system also is designed to stop
the engine when the control lev ers are out of the
brak e position and y ou rise from the seat when
the blades are eng ag ed.
Testing the Safety Interlock System
T est the safety interloc k system before y ou use
the mac hine eac h time . If the safety system
does not operate as described belo w , ha v e an
A uthorized Ser vice Dealer re pair the safety system
immediately .
1. W hile sitting on the seat, with the control
lev ers in brak e position, and mo v e the blade
control switc h to On. T r y star ting the engine;
the engine should not crank.
2. W hile sitting on the seat, mo v e the blade
control switc h to Off . Mo v e either motion
control lev er to the center , unloc k ed position.
T r y star ting the engine; the engine should not
crank. R e peat with the other motion control
lev er .
3. W hile sitting on the seat, mo v e the blade
control switc h to Off , and loc k the motion
control lev ers in neutral. Star t the engine .
W hile the engine is r unning, mo v e the motion
control lev ers to the center , unloc k ed position,
eng ag e the blade control switc h, and rise
slightly from the seat; the engine should stop .
4. R emo v e the collection bag . W hile sitting on
the seat, star t the engine and mo v e the blade
control switc h to On. T he blades should not
eng ag e .
Adjusting the Height of Cut
T he height of cut is adjusted from 1-1/2 to
4-1/2 inc h (38 to 114 mm) in 1/2 inc h (13 mm)
increments b y mo ving the height-of-cut lev er in
different locations .
1. Raise the height-of-cut lev er to the transpor t
position (also the 4-1/2 inc h (114 mm) cutting
height position ( Figure 14 ).
2. T o adjust, pull up on the height-of-cut lev er
and mo v e it to the desired position ( Figure 14 ).
Figure 14
1. Height-of-cut lever 2. Height-of-cut positions
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Changing Operation Modes
T he recycle-on-demand lev er allo ws the operator
to alter nate functions betw een R ecycler
®
and
collection modes from the seated, operating
position. Use the recycle-on-demand lev er to
c hang e modes .
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , diseng ag e
the blade control switc h and mo v e the motion
control lev ers to the brak e position.
2. Mo v e the throttle to Slo w .
3. Mo v e the recycle-on-demand lev er ( Figure 15 )
to the desired position:
Figure 15
1. Recycle-on-demand lever,
collect position
2. Recycle-on-demand lever,
Recycler® position
A. Raise the lev er to the upright position to
open the dec k door and allo w clippings to
be collected.
B . Lo w er the lev er to R ecycler
®
position
to close the dec k door and m ulc h the
clippings .
4. Mo v e the throttle to the F ast position and the
motion control lev ers to the operating position.
Operation in the Collection
Mode
As the ba g ger fills, extra w eight is added to
the back of the machine. If y ou stop and
star t suddenl y on hills, y ou may lose steering
contr ol or the machine may tip .
• Do not star t or stop suddenl y when going
uphill or do wnhill. A v oid uphill star ts.
• If y ou do stop the machine when going
uphill, disenga ge the blade contr ol
s witch. T hen back do wn the hill using a
slo w speed.
• Do not change speeds or stop on slopes.
T he collection mode uses air flo w created b y the
cutting blades to direct clippings up , through an
inter nal c hute and de posit them in the collection
bag . Shor ter , dr y clippings require less force to be
mo v ed up the c hute and into the collection bag .
En vironmental factors can affect the quantity of
clippings mo v ed into the collection bag and rate
of collection. Cutting tall g rass at a lo w height
of cut will remo v e air flo w needed to propel the
clippings into the collection bag . Long er , w et or
damp clippings require m uc h g reater force to be
de posited in the collection bag .
Alw a ys tr y to cut g rass when it is dr y because y our
la wn will ha v e a neat appearance . If y ou m ust cut
w et g rass , use the R ecycler
®
mode . Sev eral hours
later , when the clippings are dr y , use the collection
mode to g ather up the g rass clippings .
F or the best perfor mance of the direct collection
mode:
• Set the throttle to F ast.
• Mo w regularly .
• Use an higher height of cut for taller g rass .
• A v oid mo wing w et or damp g rass .
• T ra v el at slo w er speeds when mo wing taller
g rass .
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