Toro 03708 - Adjusting the Lift Arm Counterbalance; Adjusting the Lift Arm Turn Around Position

Figure40
1.Reelspeedcontrolknob
AdjustingtheLiftArm
Counterbalance
Youcanadjustthecounterbalanceontherear
cuttingunitliftarmstocompensatefordifferentturf
conditionsandtomaintainauniformheight-of-cutin
theroughconditionsorinareasofthatchbuildup.
Youcanadjusteachcounterbalancespringtooneof
foursettings.Eachincrementincreasesordecreases
counterbalanceonthecuttingunitby5lb(2.3kg).The
springscanbepositionedonthebacksideofthespring
actuatortoremoveallcounterbalance(forthposition).
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,stoptheengine,engagetheparking
brakes,andremovethekeyfromignitionswitch.
2.Insertatubeorsimilarobjectontothelong
springendtorelievethespringtensionduringthe
adjustment(
Figure41).
CAUTION
Thespringsareundertension.
Usecautionwhenadjustingthem.
3.Whilerelievingthespringtension,removethebolt
andlocknutsecuringthespringactuatortothe
bracket(Figure41).
Figure41
1.Spring2.Springactuator
4.Movethespringactuatortothedesiredhole
locationandsecurewithlocknut.
5.Repeattheprocedureontheremainingspring.
AdjustingtheLiftArmTurn
AroundPosition
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,stoptheengine,engagetheparking
brakes,andremovethekeyfromignitionswitch.
2.Theliftarmswitchislocatedbehindthefrontright
liftarm(Figure42).
Figure42
1.Switch
3.Loosentheswitchmountingscrews(Figure42)
andmovetheswitchuptoincreasetheliftarm
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