Toro 30487N - Adjusting the Height-Of-Cut; Adjusting the Skid(S)

EngagingthePowerTakeOff(PTO)
Thepowertakeoff(PTO)switchstartsandstopsthemower
bladesandsomepoweredattachments.
1.Iftheengineiscold,allowtheenginetowarmup5to
10minutesbeforeengagingthePTO.
2.Whileseatedintheseat,releasethepressureonthe
tractioncontrolleversandplacetheminneutral.
3.PulluponthePTOswitchtoengageit(Figure19).
Figure19
1.PTOswitch
DisengagingthePTO
Todisengage,pushthePTOswitchtotheoffposition.
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Youcanadjusttheheightofcutfrom2.5to15.8cm(1to
6inches)in6mm(1/4inch)incrementsbyrelocatingthe
stoppinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Withtheenginerunning,pushthedeck-liftswitchup
untilthemowerdeckisfullyraised,andreleasethe
switchimmediately(Figure18).
2.Toadjust,rotatethestoppinuntiltherollpininit
linesupwiththeslotsintheholesintheheight-of-cut
bracketandremoveit(Figure20).
3.Selectaholeintheheight-of-cutbracketcorresponding
totheheight-of-cutdesired,insertthepin,androtateit
downtolockitinplace(Figure20).
Note:Thereare4rowsofholepositions(Figure20).
Thetoprowgivesyoutheheightofcutlistedabovethe
pin.Thesecondrowdowngivesyoutheheightlisted
plus6mm(1/4inch).Thethirdrowdowngivesyou
theheightlistedplus12mm(1/2inch).Thebottom
rowgivesyoutheheightlistedplus18mm(3/4inch).
Forthe15.8cm(6inch)positionthereisonlyonehole,
locatedinthesecondrow.Thisdoesnotadd6mm
(1/4inch)tothe15.8cm(6inch)position.
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Figure20
1.Stoppin2.Height-of-cutstop
4.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersandskidsasrequired.
AdjustingtheSkid(s)
Mounttheskidsinthelowerpositionwhenoperatingin
heightofcutshigherthan64mm(2-1/2inches)andinthe
higherpositionwhenoperatinginheightofcutslowerthan
64mm(2-1/2inches).
Note:OnGuardian
®
mowers,whentheskidsbecomeworn,
youcanswitchtheskidtotheoppositesidesofthemower,
ippingthemover.Thiswillallowyoutousetheskidslonger
beforereplacingthem.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Loosenthescrewatthefrontofeachskid(2skidson
Guardiandecksand1skidonside-dischargedecks).
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