Toro 30606 - Pivoting the Front Cutting Unit down; Adjusting the Cutting Unit Pitch

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Figure104
1.U-bolt
2.Height-of-cutchain
4.Starttheengineandslowlyraisethecenter
cuttingunit.
5.Slowlyraiseeachwingcuttinguntilthecenter
ofgravityshiftsandthedeckstartstorotate
intotheuprightposition.Stoptheengineand
removetheignitionkey
PivotingtheFrontCutting
UnitDown
1.Slowlylowerwingcuttingunitsuntilthecenterof
gravityshiftsandthecentercuttingunitrotates
downward.
2.Sitontheseat,starttheengine,andlowerthe
centercuttingunituntilitisslightlyoffoftheoor.
3.Securetheheight-of-cutchainstotherearof
thecuttingunit.
4.Pivotdampersupwardintopositionandsecure
withclevispinandcotterpin.
AdjustingtheCuttingUnit
Pitch
MeasuringtheCuttingUnitPitch
Cuttingunitpitchisthedifferenceinheight-of-cutfrom
thefrontofthebladeplanetothebackoftheblade
plane.T ororecommendsabladepitchof8to11mm
(5/16to7/16inch).Thatisthebackofthebladeplane
is8to11mm(5/16to7/16inch)higherthanthefront.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceonthe
shopoor.
2.Setthecuttingunittothedesiredheight-of-cut.
3.Rotate1bladesothatitpointsstraightforward.
4.Usingashortruler,measurefromtheoorto
thefronttipoftheblade.Rotatethebladetipto
therearandmeasurefromtheoortothetip
oftheblade.
5.Subtractthefrontdimensionfromtherear
dimensiontocalculatethebladepitch.
AdjustingtheFrontCuttingUnit
1.Loosenthejamnutsonthetoporbottomofthe
height-of-cutchainU-bolt(Figure105).
2.Adjusttheothersetofnutstoraiseorlowerthe
rearofthecuttingunitandattainthecorrect
cuttingunitpitch.
3.Tightenthejamnuts.
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Figure105
1.U-bolt
2.Height-of-cutchain
AdjustingtheWingCuttingUnits
1.Removethecapscrewsandnutssecuringthe
castorarmtothecastorfork(Figure106).
2.Repositiontheshims,asrequired,toraiseor
lowerthecastorwheeluntilthecuttingunithas
thecorrectpitch.
3.Installthecapscrewsandnuts.
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