Toro 03676 - Adjusting the Lift-Arm Counterbalance; Adjusting the Lift-Arm Turnaround Position

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Figure51
1.Turf-compensationspring3.Springrod
2.Hairpin4.Hexnuts
2.Tightenthehexnutsonthefrontendofthe
springroduntilthecompressedlengthofthe
springis15.9cm(6.25inches);refertoFigure
51.
Note:Whenoperatingonroughterrain
decreasethespringlengthby13mm(1/2inch).
Groundfollowingwillbeslightlydecreased.
Note:Theturfcompensationsettingwill
needtoberesetiftheHOCsettingorthe
AggressivenessofCutsettingischanged.
AdjustingtheLift-Arm
Counterbalance
RearCuttingUnits
CAUTION
Thespringsareundertensionandcould
causepersonalinjury.
Usecautionwhenadjustingthesprings.
Youcanadjusttheamountofcounterbalanceforce
appliedtotherearcutting-unitstohelpcompensate
fordifferentturfconditions,andtomaintainauniform
heightofcutinroughconditionsorinareasofthatch
buildup.
Youadjustcounterbalanceforceofeachtorsion
springto1of4settings.Eachincrementincreasesor
decreasesthecounterbalanceforceonthecutting
unitby2.3kg(5lb).Youcanpositionthespringsat
thebacksideoftherstspringactuatortoremoveall
counterbalance(fourthposition).
Note:T oremoveallcounterbalanceforce,position
thelonglegofthetorsionspringabovetheshouldered
stud.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,shutofftheengine,engagethe
parkingbrake,andremovethekey.
2.Insertthelongendofthecounterbalancespring
intoatubeorsimilarobject,andpivotthespring
aroundtheshoulderedstudtothedesired
position(Figure52).
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Figure52
1.Spring2.Shoulderedstud
3.Repeatsteps1and2attheothercounterbalance
spring.
AdjustingtheLift-Arm
TurnaroundPosition
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,shutofftheengine,engagethe
parkingbrake,andremovethekey.
2.Thelift-armswitchislocatedunderneaththe
hydraulictankandinboardofthecuttingunit#5
liftarm(Figure31).
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Figure53
3.Loosenthejamnutthatsecureslift-armswitch
totheswitchplate(Figure54).
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