Toro 30280 - Changing the Mower Deck; Side-To-Side Height; Matching Height of Cut; Replacing the Grass Deflector

Figure 78
1. Measure from a level
surface
2. Measure blade at points C
and D
3. T he difference betw een measurements C and
D should be no more than 1/4 inc h (6 mm).
Changing the Mower Deck
Side-to-Side Height
Changing the side-to-side height is done b y
adjusting the rear tire pressure and caster spacers .
1. Chang e the rear tire pressure . Do this to the
cor responding side that needs adjustment.
2. Adjust the caster spacer .
3. R ec hec k the front-to-rear pitc h and side to side
lev eling of the cutting unit.
Matching Height of Cut
1. Chec k the rear tire pressure .
2. Set the height-of-cut to the 4 inc h (101.6 mm)
position follo wing the height-of-cut decal.
3. With the mac hine on lev el surface , position
one blade front-to-rear . Measure at A and
from lev el surface to the cutting edg e of the
blade tips ( Figure 79 ).
Figure 79
1. Measure from a level
surface
2. Measure blade at point A
4. T he measurement should be 4 inc h (101.6
mm).
5. If it does not measure cor rectly:
A. Adjust the rear tire pressure .
B . Adjust the caster fork spacers .
C . Adjust the front mo w er dec k suppor t pins .
6. Chec k the car rier frame front-to-rear pitc h.
Replacing the Grass
Deector
An unco v er ed discharge opening could
allo w the la wn mo w er to thr o w objects in
the operator’ s or bystander’ s dir ection and
r esult in serious injur y . Also, contact with
the blade could occur .
Nev er operate the la wn mo w er unless y ou
install a co v er plate, a mulch plate, g rass
deflector or ba g ger .
1. R emo v e the loc kn ut, bolt, spring and spacer
holding the deflector to the pi v ot brac k ets
( Figure 80 ). R emo v e damag ed or w or n g rass
deflector .
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