Toro 30353 - Operation; Adjustments

Figure5
1.Chain
3.Jamnut
2.Yoke4.Mower
LevelingFronttoBack
Cuttingunitpitchisthedifferenceinheight-of-cutfrom
thefrontofthebladeplanetothebackoftheblade
plane.Tororecommendsabladepitchofapproximately
5/16to7/16inch(8to11mm).Thatisthebackofthe
bladeplaneis5/16to7/16inch(8to11mm)higher
thanthefront.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceontheshop
oor.
2.Setthemowertothedesiredheight-of-cut,movethe
throttlelevertotheSlowposition,stoptheengine,
settheparkingbrake,andremovetheignitionkey.
3.Rotatethecenterbladesothatitpointsstraight
forward.
4.Usingashortruler,measurefromtheoortothe
fronttipoftheblade.
5.Rotatethesamebladetiptotherearandmeasure
fromtheoortothetipofthebladeattherearof
themower.
6.Subtractthefrontdimensionfromtherear
dimensiontocalculatethebladepitch.
7.Adjustthejamnutssecuringtherearmower
yokes/chains(
Figure5)toraisetherearofthe
mowersothatthebladepitchissetto5/16to7/16
inch(8to11mm).
Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Adjustments
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustedfrom1to6inches
(2.5to15.8cm)in1/4inch(6mm)incrementsby
relocatingthestoppinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Withtheenginerunning,pushbackonthemower
liftswitchuntilthemowerisfullyraisedandrelease
theswitchimmediately(
Figure6).
Figure6
1.Stoppin
2.Toadjust,rotatethestoppinuntilthenubonitlines
upwiththeslotsintheholesintheheight-of-cut
bracketandremoveit(
Figure6).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracket
correspondingtotheheight-of-cutdesired,insert
thepin,androtateitdowntolockitinplace
(Figure6).
Note:Therearefourrowsofholepositions
(
Figure6).Thetoprowgivesyoutheheightofcut
listedabovethepin.Thesecondrowdowngives
youtheheightlistedplus1/4inch(6mm).The
thirdrowdowngivesyoutheheightlistedplus1/2
inch(12mm).Thebottomrowgivesyoutheheight
listedplus3/4inch(18mm).Forthe6inch(15.8
cm)positionthereisonlyonehole,locatedinthe
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