Toro 30487N - Mower Deck Maintenance; Adjusting the Mower Deck Pitch; Cleaning; Cleaning under the Mower

MowerDeck
Maintenance
AdjustingtheMowerDeck
Pitch
Cuttingunitpitchisthedifferenceinheight-of-cutfromthe
frontofthebladeplanetothebackofthebladeplane.Use
abladepitchofapproximately8mm(5/16inch).Thatis
thebackofthebladeplaneis8mm(5/16inch)higherthan
thefront.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceontheshop
oor.
2.Setthecuttingunittothedesiredheight-of-cut,move
thethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stoptheengine,
settheparkingbrake,andremovetheignitionkey.
3.Rotatethecenterbladesothatitpointsstraight
forward.
4.Usingashortruler,measurefromtheoortothefront
tipoftheblade.
5.Rotatethesamebladetiptotherearandmeasurefrom
theoortothetipofthebladeattherearofthedeck.
6.Subtractthefrontdimensionfromthereardimension
tocalculatethebladepitch.
7.Adjustthejamnutssecuringthereardeckyokes/chains
toraisetherearofthedecksothatthebladepitchis
setto8mm(5/16inch)(Figure65).
Figure65
1.Chain
3.Jamnut
2.Yoke4.Mowerdeck
Cleaning
CleaningUndertheMower
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Removethegrassbuildupunderthemowerdaily.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Raisethemowertothetransportposition.
4.Raisethefrontofthemachinebyusingjackstands.
5.Thoroughlycleantheundersideofthemowerwith
water.
WasteDisposal
Engineoil,batteries,hydraulicoil,andenginecoolantare
pollutants.Disposeoftheseaccordingtoyourstateandlocal
regulations.
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