Toro 72980 - Removing the Mower Deck

Note:Loosenortightenthesingle-point
adjustmentboltenoughtomovethe
height-of-cutplatemountingboltsatleast1/3
thelengthoftheavailabletravelintheirslots.
Thisregainssomeupanddownadjustmenton
eachofthe4decklinks.
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Figure99
1.Single-pointadjustmentbolt
13.Tightenthe2boltsatthebottomofthe
height-of-cutplate(Figure98).
Note:Inmostconditions,thebackbladetip
shouldbeadjusted6.4mm(1/4inch)higher
thanthefront.
14.Torquethe2boltsto37to45N∙m(27to33ft-lb).
15.Onbothsidesofthedeck,measurefromthe
levelsurfacetothebacktipoftheblade(postion
B)asshowninFigure96.
Note:Themeasurementshouldread8.3cm
(3-1/4inches)
16.Finetunethescrewadjusterbyturningittoget
8.3mm(3-1/4inches)height(Figure97).
Toincreasetheheight,turntheadjustmentnut
clockwise;todecrease,turncounterclockwise.
17.Measureuntilall4sidesarethecorrectheight.
18.Tightenallofthenutsonthedeck-lift-arm
assemblies.
19.Lowerthedischargechute.
RemovingtheMowerDeck
Lockoutthespring-loadeddeckarmsbeforeservicing
orremovingthemowerdeck.
WARNING
Deck-liftarmassemblieshavestoredenergy.
Removingthedeckwithoutreleasingthe
storedenergycancauseseriousinjuryor
death.
Donotattempttodisassemblethedeckfrom
thefrontframewithoutlockingoutthestored
energy.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Placetheheightadjustmentpininthe7.6cm(3
inch)cutting-heightlocation.
Note:Thislocksthedeck-liftarmsinthelowest
positionwhenthedeckisremovedandthe
storedenergyinthedeckspringisreleased.
4.Removethebeltcovers.
5.Liftuptheoorpanandinsertaratchetintothe
squareholeinthedeckidler(Figure100).
6.Rotatethedeckidlerclockwiseandremovethe
mowerbelt(Figure100).
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