Toro 74246TE - Stopping the Machine; Adjusting the Height-Of-Cut; Adjusting the Anti-Scalp; Rollers

Driving Backward
1. Mo v e the lev ers to the center , unloc k ed
position.
2. T o g o bac kw ard, slo wly pull the motion control
lev ers rearw ard ( Figure 16 ).
T o g o straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control lev ers ( Figure 16 ).
T o tur n, release pressure on the motion control
lev er to w ard the direction y ou w ant to tur n
( Figure 16 ).
T o stop , push the motion control lev ers to the
neutral position.
Stopping the Machine
T o stop the mac hine , mo v e the traction control
lev ers to neutral and mo v e to loc k ed position,
diseng ag e the po w er tak e off (PTO), and tur n the
ignition k ey to off .
Set the parking brak e when y ou lea v e the mac hine;
refer to Setting the P arking Brak e . R emember to
remo v e the k ey from the ignition switc h.
Childr en or bystander s may be injur ed if
they mo v e or attempt to operate the tractor
while it is unattended.
Al w ays r emo v e the ignition k ey and set the
par king brak e when lea ving the machine
unattended, ev en if just f or a few min utes.
Adjusting the Height-of-Cut
T he height-of-cut is adjusted from 1-1/2 to 5 inc h
(38 to 127 mm) in 1/4 inc h (6 mm) increments
b y relocating the clevis pin into different hole
locations .
1. Raise the height-of-cut lev er to the transpor t
position (also the 5 inc h (127 mm) cutting
height position) ( Figure 17 ).
Figure 17
1. Height of cut lever 2. Clevis Pin
2. T o adjust, remo v e the clevis pin from the
height-of-cut brac k et ( Figure 17 ).
3. Select a hole in the height-of-cut brac k et
cor responding to the height-of-cut desired
and, inser t the clevis pin ( Figure 17 ).
4. Mo v e the lev er to the selected height.
Adjusting the Anti-Scalp
Rollers
W henev er y ou c hang e the height-of-cut, it is
recommended to adjust the height of the anti-scalp
rollers .
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. After adjusting the height-of-cut, adjust the
rollers b y remo ving the flang e n ut, bushing,
spacer , and bolt ( Figure 18 , Figure 19 and
Figure 20 ).
Note: T he tw o middle rollers will not ha v e a
spacer ( Figure 19 ).
4. Select a hole so the anti-scalp roller is
positioned to the nearest cor responding
height-of-cut desired.
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