Operator's Manual

MowerMaintenance
Pivoting(Tilting)theFront
MowerDecktotheUpright
Position
Note:Althoughnotneededfornormalmaintenance
procedures,youcanpivot(tilt)thefrontmowerdecktoan
uprightposition.Totiltthemowerdeck,dothefollowing.
1.Raisethefrontmowerdeckslightlyofftheoor,
engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,and
removethekey.
2.Removethehairpincotterandclevispinsecuringthe
deck-transportlatchtothelatchplateandpivotthe
latchtowardtherearofthedeck.
3.Removethehairpincotterandclevispinsecuringthe
height-of-cutchainstotherearofthemowerdeck.
4.Starttheengine,slowlyraisethefrontmowerdeck,
shutofftheengine,andremovethekey.
5.Graspthefrontofthemowerdeckandliftittoan
uprightposition.
6.Holdthemowerdeckupright,tthecableendover
thepinonthemowerdeckliftarm,andsecureitwith
thehairpincotter(Figure81).
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Figure81
1.Cable
2.Pin
PivotingtheFrontMower
DeckDown
1.Withthehelpofanotherperson,holdthemowerdeck
upright,removethehairpincottersecuringthecable
end,andremovethecablefromthepin.
2.Pivot(tilt)themowerdeckdownward.
3.Storethecableundertheoperator'splatform.
4.Sitontheseat,starttheengine,andlowerthemower
deckuntilitisslightlyofftheoor.
5.Securetheheight-of-cutchainstotherearofthe
mowerdeck.
6.Pivotthetransportlatchupwardintopositionand
secureitwiththeclevispinandcotterpin.
AdjustingtheMower-Deck
Pitch
MeasuringtheMower-DeckPitch
Mower-deckpitchisthedifferenceinheightofcutfromthe
frontofthebladeplanetothebackofthebladeplane.Toro
recommendsabladepitchof8to11mm(5/16to7/16inch).
Thatisthebackofthebladeplaneis8to11mm(5/16to
7/16inch)higherthanthefront.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceontheshop
oor.
2.Setthemowerdecktothedesiredheightofcut.
3.Rotateabladetopointstraightforward.
4.Usingashortruler,measurefromtheoortothefront
tipoftheblade.
5.Rotatethebladetiptotherearandmeasurefromthe
oortothetipoftheblade.
6.Subtractthefrontdimensionfromthereardimension
tocalculatethebladepitch.
AdjustingtheFrontMower-Deck
Pitch
1.Loosenthejamnutsatthetoporbottomofthe
height-of-cutchainU-bolt(Figure82).
2.Adjusttheothersetofnutstoraiseorlowertherear
ofthemowerdeckandattainthecorrectmower-deck
pitch.
3.Tightenthejamnuts.
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Figure82
1.Height-of-cutchain
2.U-bolt
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