Toro 74310 - Lowering the Mower Deck to the Operating Position; Adjusting the Fill Reduction System (FRS) Baffles

WARNING
Operatingthemowerdeckintheraisedservice
positioncanbedangerous.EngagingthePTOwith
adeckintheraisedpositioncanresultinaserious
injuryorpropertydamage.
Alwayslowerandlockmowerdeckintheoperation
positionbeforeengagingthePTO.
LoweringtheMowerDeckto
theOperatingPosition
1.Whilermlyholdingontodeck-lifthandle,unhook
mowerdecklatchfromthemachineandslowlylower
mowerdecktoground(Figure20).
2.Pushthedecklockingpinsinwardandrotatethem
forwardtosecurelylockthemowerdeckinthelowered
position(Figure19).
WARNING
Operatingmowerwithoutlockingpinssecurely
latchedcanresultinthemowerdeckfolding
upunexpectedly.Themowerdeckfoldingup
unexpectedlycancauseseriousinjury.
Alwaysoperatemowerwithlockingpinssecurely
latched.
AdjustingtheFillReduction
System(FRS)Bafes
TheFillReductionSystemhasbeendesignedtoallowyouto
reducetheamountofclippingscollectedbyvaryingdegrees.
Theadvantagesincludelessfrequentemptyingofthehopper
andthereturnofnutrientstothesoil.
Thefollowingarepossiblecongurations:
•Bafesopenwithstandardblades—maximumcollection
•Bafesclosedwithstandardblades—partialmulching
•Bafesclosedwithmulchblades—intermediatemulching
•Mulchpluginstalledwithmulchblades—complete
mulching(requiresmulchkit)
AdjusttheFRSbafesasfollows:
1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostopand
removekey.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Removethehairpinsandclevispinsfrombothsides
ofthePTOguard(Figure21).
4.Foldtheguardforward.
Figure21
1.Hairpinandclevispins
5.LoosenthelocknutsontherearstudsoftheFRS
bafes.
Figure22
1.PTOguardremovedfor
clarity
2.Loosenlocknuts
6.Raisethemowerdeck;refertoRaisingtheMower
DeckintoServicePosition(page20).
7.RemovetheboltandwasheratthefrontofeachFRS
bafe(Figure23).
8.Rotatethebafesintothedesiredpositionandinstall
theboltandwasher.
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