Toro 30318 - Cut Height Matching and Deflector Replacement; Match Height of Cut

1. Chang e the tire pressure on both dec k and
traction unit. Do this to the cor responding
side that needs adjustment.
2. 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 tire pressure on both dec k and
traction unit.
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 ( Figure 65 ). Measure at
A and from lev el surface to the cutting edg e of
the blade tips ( Figure 65 ).
Figure 65
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 , add air pressure
in the rear tires to raise the height-of-cut.
6. If it does not measure cor rectly , decrease air
pressure in rear tires to lo w er the height-of-cut.
7. 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, or a g rass
chute and catcher .
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 66 ). R emo v e damag ed or w or n g rass
deflector .
Figure 66
1. Bolt 5. Spring installed
2. Spacer
6. Grass Deector
3. Locknut 7. L end of spring, place
behind deck edge before
installing bolt
4. Spring
8. J hook end of spring
2. Place spacer and spring onto g rass deflector .
Place the L end of spring behind dec k edg e .
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