Toro 30366 - Adjusting the Height-Of-Cut

AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustablefrom1to5inches(25
to127mm)in1/2inch(13mm)increments.Toadjust
theheight-of-cut,positionthecastorwheelaxlesinthe
upperorlowerholesofthecastorforks,addorremove
anequalnumberofspacersfromthecastorforksand
securetheheightofcutcollartothedesiredholesin
theheightofcutrod.
1.Starttheengineandraisethecuttingunitoffthe
oorsothattheheight-of-cutcanbechanged.Stop
theengineandremovethekeyafterthecuttingunit
israised.
2.Positionthecastorwheelaxlesinthesameholesin
bothcastorforks.Referto
Figure7andFigure8to
determinethecorrectholesforthesetting.
Figure7
1.Tensioningcap4.Axlemountingholes
2.Spacers5.CastorWheel
3.Shims
Figure8
Note:Whenoperatingin2–1/2inch(64mm)
heightofcutorhigher,theaxleboltmustbe
installedinthelowercastorforkholetoprevent
grassbuildupbetweenthewheelandthefork.
Whenoperatinginheightofcutslowerthan2–1/2
inches(64mm)andgrassbuildupisdetected,
reversethemachinesdirectiontopullanyclippings
awayfromthewheel/forkarea.
3.Removethetensioningcapfromthespindleshaft
(
Figure7)andslidethespindleoutofthecastor
arm.Putthe2shims(1/8inch)ontothespindle
shaftastheywereoriginallyinstalled.Theseshims
arerequiredtoachievealevelacrosstheentire
widthofthecuttingunits.Slidetheappropriate
numberof1/2inchspacersontothespindleshaft
togetthedesiredheight-of-cut;thenslidethe
washerontotheshaft.
Referto
Figure8todeterminethecombinations
ofspacersforthesetting.
4.Pushthecastorspindlethroughthecastorarm.
Installtheshims(astheywereoriginallyinstalled)
andtheremainingspacersontothespindleshaft.
Installthetensioningcaptosecuretheassembly.
5.Removethehairpinandclevispinsecuringthe
heightofcutcollartotheheightofcutrodonthe
rearofthecuttingunit(
Figure9).
Figure9
1.Height-of-cutrod3.Clevispinandhairpin
cotter
2.Height-of-cutcollar
6.Aligntheheight-of-cutcollartothedesired
height-of-cutholesontheheightofcutrod
(Figure10).
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