Toro 74096 - Adjusting the Center Deck; Center Deck Height Adjustment

AdjustingtheCenterDeck
1.T oincreasethecuttingheight,turnthe
adjusterscrewclockwise;todecrease,turnit
counterclockwise.
Loosenthejamnutsonthetopofeachdeck
adjuster.Fine-tunetheadjusteronthefront
deck-liftassemblybyturningittogetthecorrect
heightfortheleftandright,frontbladetipson
thecenterdeck(Figure73).
2.Measurethereartipheight.
Fine-tunetherearadjustersasrequired.You
canadjustthesingle-pointadjustmenttogain
moreadjustment.
3.Measureuntilall4sidesareatthecorrect
height.
4.Tightenallthenutsonthedeck-liftarm
assemblies.
5.Ifthe4deckadjusters(Figure73)donothave
enoughadjustmenttoachievetheaccurate
heightofcutwiththedesiredrake,youcan
utilizethesingle-pointadjustmenttogainmore
adjustment.
6.T oadjustthesingle-pointsystem,rstloosen
thefrontandrearheight-of-cutplatemounting
bolts(Figure73)
Fine-tunetherearadjustersasrequired.You
canadjustthesingle-pointadjustmenttogain
moreadjustment.
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Figure73
1.Adjusterlink3.Adjuster
2.Jamnut
7.Ifthedeckistoolow,tightenthesingle-point
adjustmentboltbyrotatingitclockwise(Figure
74).
Ifthedeckistoohigh,loosenthesingle-point
adjustmentboltbyrotatingitcounterclockwise.
Loosenthefrontandrearheight-of-cutplate
mountingbolts.Fine-tunetherearadjusters
asrequired.Youcanadjustthesingle-point
adjustmenttogainmoreadjustment.
Note:Loosenortightenthesingle-point
adjustmentboltenoughtomovethe
height-of-cutplatemountingboltsatleast1/3
thelengthoftheavailabletravelintheirslots.
Thiswillattainsomeupanddownadjustment
oneachofthe4decklinks.
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Figure74
1.Single-pointheightadjustmentbolt
2.Frontheight-of-cutplatemountingbolt
3.Rearheight-of-cutplatemountingbolt
8.T orquethefrontandrearheight-of-cutplate
mountingboltsto37to45N∙m(27to33ft-lb).
AdjustingtheWingDecks
1.Measurefromthelevelsurfacetothefronttipof
theleftwingdeckblade.
Note:Themeasurementshouldread102mm
(4inches).
2.Measurefromthelevelsurfacetothefronttipof
therightwingdeckblade.
Note:Themeasurementshouldread102mm
(4inches).
Note:Aswiththecenterdeck,inmost
conditions,youshouldadjustthereartipson
thewingblades6.4mm(1/4inch)higherthan
thefront.
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