Service Manual

MOWER DECK
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Toro TimeCutter SS/MX/ZS Service Manual
6
50 Inch Fabricated Deck Adjusting the
Front-to-Rear Blade Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you install
the mower. If the front of the mower is more than 5/16”
(7.9mm) lower than the rear of the mower, adjust the
blade level using the following instructions:
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the park
position, stop the engine, remove the key, and
wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Set the height-of-cut lever to middle position.
Note: Check and adjust the side-to-side blade level.
If you have not checked the setting; refer to
“Side-to-Side Leveling” in this chapter.
4. Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing front to
rear (Fig. 141).
6. Move to the left side of the machine. Loosen, but
do not remove, the rear locking nut on the hanger
bracket (Fig. 140).
Fig. 140 g. 52 G005074
A. Hanger bracket D. Eccentric adjustment plate
B. Rear locking nut E. Socket wrench hole
C. Side locking nut F. Socket wrench with 3/8”
extension
A
B
C
D
E
F
7. Loosen the side locking nut on the hanger bracket
just enough to allow the eccentric plate to be
adjusted (Fig. 140). Use a 3/8” drive extension on
a socket wrench to manipulate the eccentric plate.
Use the wrench to reposition the height of the mower
deck and adjust it so that the measurements taken in
step 5 are within 3/16” (5mm).
8. When at the desired position, tighten the side locking
nut on the hanger bracket (Fig. 140). Tighten the
rear locking nut on the hanger bracket.
9. Continue leveling the deck by checking the front-
to-rear blade slope; refer to “Adjusting the Front-to-
Rear Blade Slope” in this chapter.
Fig. 141 g. 57 G009659
Mower decks with 3 blades
A. Blades front-to-rear C. Measure from blade tip
B. Outside cutting edges to level surface
A
B
B
C
C
5. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the level
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the level
surface (Fig. 141). If the front blade tip is not 1/16-
5/16” (1.6-7.9mm) lower than the rear blade tip,
adjust the front locknut.