Toro 30607 - Mower Maintenance; Pivoting (Tilting) the Front Cutting Unit Upright; Pivoting the Front Cutting Unit down; Adjusting the Cutting Unit Pitch

MowerMaintenance
Pivoting(Tilting)theFront
CuttingUnitUpright
Note:Althoughnotneededfornormalmaintenance
procedures,thefrontcuttingunitcanbepivoted
(tilted)toanuprightposition.Shouldyoudesiretotilt
thecuttingunit,proceedasfollows:
1.Raisethefrontcuttingunitslightlyoffofthe
oor,settheparkingbrake,andstoptheengine.
Removetheignitionkey.
2.Removethehairpincotterandclevispin
securingthedecktransportlatchtothelatch
plate.Pivotlatchtowardrearofdeck.
3.Removethehairpincotterandclevispin
securingtheheight-of-cutchainstotherearof
thecuttingunit.
4.Starttheengine,slowlyraisethefrontcutting
unit,andstoptheengine.Removetheignition
key.
5.Graspthefrontofthecuttingunitandliftitto
anuprightposition.
6.Holdthecuttingunitupright,tthecableend
overthepinonthecuttingunitliftarmand
secureitwiththehairpincotter(Figure103).
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Figure103
1.Cable
2.Pin
PivotingtheFrontCutting
UnitDown
1.Withthehelpofanotherperson,holdthecutting
unitupright,removethehairpincottersecuring
thecableend,andremovethecablefromthe
pin.
2.Pivot(tilt)thecuttingunitdownward.
3.Storethecableundertheoperator'splatform.
4.Sitontheseat,starttheengine,andlowerthe
cuttingunituntilitisslightlyoffoftheoor.
5.Securetheheight-of-cutchainstotherearof
thecuttingunit.
6.Pivottransportlatchupwardintopositionand
securewithclevispinandcotterpin.
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(Figure104).
2.Adjusttheothersetofnutstoraiseorlowerthe
rearofthecuttingunitandattainthecorrect
cuttingunitpitch.
3.Tightenthejamnuts.
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Figure104
1.Height-of-cutchain
2.U-bolt
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