Toro 74269 - Stopping the Machine; Adjusting the Control Lever Resistance; Adjusting the Height-Of-Cut

Figure19
1.Motioncontrol
lever-neutrallockposition
4.Backward
2.Center,un-lockedposition5.Frontofmachine
3.Forward
DrivingBackward
1.Movetheleverstothecenter,un-lockedposition.
2.Togobackward,slowlypullthemotioncontrol
leversrearward(
Figure19).
Togostraight,applyequalpressuretobothmotion
controllevers(Figure19).
Toturn,releasepressureonthemotioncontrollever
towardthedirectionyouwanttoturn(Figure19).
Tostop,pushthemotioncontrolleverstothe
neutralposition.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetractioncontrollevers
toneutralandmovetolockedposition,disengagethe
powertakeoff(PTO),andturntheignitionkeytooff.
Settheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;refer
toSettingtheParkingBrakeinOperation.Remember
toremovethekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethetractorwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
AdjustingtheControlLever
Resistance
Thetopdampermountingboltcanbeadjustedto
obtainadesiredmotioncontrolleverresistance.Refer
toFigure20forthemountingoptions.
Torquetheboltto200in-lb(22.6N-m).
Figure20
1.Damper4.Mediumresistanceor
mediumfeel
2.Motioncontrolbracket
5.Leastresistanceorsoftest
feel
3.Mostresistanceorrmest
feel
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustedfrom1-1/2to5inch
(38to127mm)in1/4inch(6mm)incrementsby
relocatingthepinintodifferentholelocations.
1.Raisetheheight-of-cutlevertothetransport
position(alsothe5inch(127mm)cuttingheight
position)(
Figure21).
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