Toro 30632 - Adjusting the Wheel-Drive-Belt Tension; Adjusting the Height of Cut

DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfrom
themower,becausethegrassdeector
routesmaterialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoureleasetheOPCleversandthe
powertake-off(PTO)isoff.Rotatetheignition
keytotheOffposition.Alsoremovethekeyand
pullthewireoffthesparkplug(s).
AdjustingtheWheel-Drive-Belt
Tension
Youmayneedtoincreasethewheel-drive-belttensionunder
certainoperatingconditions,suchasmowingoverhillyterrain
orwhilepullingasulky.
1.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewiresfromthesparkplugs.
3.Disengagetheneutral/parkingbrakelocks,andrelease
thedriveleverstoreducethespringforce.
4.Removethedrivespringfromtheadjustmentbolt
(Figure10).
Figure10
1.PositionA4.Drivespring
2.PositionB
5.Adjustmentbolt(inposition
A)
3.PositionC
6.Drive-pulleyshield
5.Removethelocknutthatsecurestheadjustmentboltto
thedrive-pulleyshield(Figure10).
6.Locateboltassemblyinthedesiredtensionposition
asfollows:
•PositionAfornormalconditions
•PositionBformoresevereconditions
•PositionCforthemostsevereconditions
Note:Thewheeldrivetensionislowestwhen
theboltassemblyisinPositionA.Thetension
increasesinPositionsBandC(Figure10).
7.Installtheadjustmentboltandthedrivespring.
8.Repeatstepsthroughfortheoppositeside.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Thismachinehasa26to108mm(1to4-1/4inch)range
fortheheightofcut.Thiscanbeachievedbyadjusting
bladespacers,rearaxleheight,andfrontcasterspacers.
UsetheAdjustingtheHeightofCut(page18)toselectthe
combinationofadjustmentsrequired.
AdjustingtheBladeHeight
Adjustthebladesbyusingthe4spacers(6mm)(1/4inch)
onthebladespindlebolts.Thisallowsfora25mm(1inch)
adjustmentrange,in6mm(1/4inch)increments,ofcutting
heightinanyaxleposition.Usethesamenumberofblade
spacersonallbladestoachievealevelcut(2aboveand
2below,1aboveand3below,etc.).
1.Disengagetheblade-control(PTO)leverandsetthe
parkingbrakes.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Holdthebladeboltandremovethenut(Figure11).
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