Toro 30716 - Mounting the Cutting Unit to the Traction Unit

DANGER
IftheengineisstartedandthePTOshaftis
allowedtorotate,seriousinjurycouldresult.
DonotstarttheengineandengagethePTO
leverwhenthePTOshaftisnotconnectedto
thegearboxonthecuttingunit.
4.Disconnectthecotterpinsandclevispinssecuringthe
liftchainstotheliftarms.
WARNING
Theright-handpusharmisspringloadedto
about45kg(100lb.)andtheleft-handpush
armisspringloadedtoabout68kg(150lb.).
Suddenreleaseofthepusharmcouldcause
injury.
Anotherpersonisneededtopushthearm
downduringthisprocedure.
5.Haveanotherpersonpushdownontherightpush
armwhileyouremovethecapscrews,atwashers,and
locknutssecuringtheballjointmounttothecastor
armonthecuttingunit(Figure20).Nowthehelper
cancarefullyallowthepusharmtomoveupward,
whichwillgraduallyreleasethe45kg(100pounds)of
springload.
Figure20
1.Right-handpusharm
4.Capscrewsandwashers
2.Castorarm
5.Balljoint
3.Balljointmount6.Jamnut
6.Haveanotherpersonpushdownontheleftpush
armwhileyouremovethecapscrews,atwashers,
andlocknutssecuringtheballjointmountandchain
brackettothecastorarmonthecuttingunit(Figure
21
).Nowthehelpercancarefullyallowthepusharm
tomoveupward,whichwillgraduallyreleasethe68kg
(150pounds)ofspringload
Figure21
1.Leftt-handpusharm4.Capscrewsandwashers
2.Castorarm
5.Balljoint
3.Balljointmount6.Jamnut
7.Rollthecuttingunitawayfromthetractionunit.
MountingtheCuttingUnitto
theTractionUnit
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceandshutthe
engineoff.
2.Movethecuttingunitintopositioninfrontofthe
tractionunit.
WARNING
Theright-handpusharmisspringloadedto
about45kg(100lb.)andtheleft-handpush
armisspringloadedtoabout68kg(150lb.).
Suddenreleaseofthepusharmcouldcause
injury.
Anotherpersonisneededtopushthearm
downduringthisprocedure.
3.Haveanotherpersoncarefullypushdownontheright
pusharmuntiltheholesintheballjointmountlineup
withtheholesinthecastorarm(Figure20).
4.Securetheballjointmounttothecastorarmwiththe
capscrews,atwashers,andangenuts.Positionthe
atwasherstotheoutsideofthecastorarm.
5.Haveanotherpersoncarefullypushdownonthe
leftpusharmuntiltheholesintheballjointmount
lineupwiththeholesinthecastorarm(
Figure21).
Immediatelyslidea4x4inchblockofwoodbetween
thetopofthepusharmandtheundersideofthe
chassis.
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