Toro 74310 - Removing the Mower Deck

RemovingtheMowerDeck
WARNING
OperatingthismachinewithoutanapprovedToro
frontmountattachmentincreasesthepossibilityof
operatorentanglementindrivewheelsorforward
tipover.Entanglementortip-overcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
Whenoperatingthismachinewithoutanapproved
Torofrontmountattachment,observethefollowing:
•Keepfeetandclothingawayfromtires.
•Limitoperationtominimumrequiredtoinstall
adifferentfrontmountattachment.
•Minimizespeedanduseextremecaution.
•Onlyoperateonaatlevelsurface.
•DoNotoperateupordownatrailerramp.
•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration.
Important:DoNottransportthismachinewithoutan
approvedTorofrontmountattachment.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Raisemowerdeckupandlatchwithdecklockingpins.
RefertoRaisingtheMowerDeckintoServicePosition
(page20).
3.Removehairpinsandwashersatthetopofthedecklift
assistspringoneachsideoftheunit(Figure69).
Figure69
1.Springanchorpinunderconsole
2.Securespringswithawasherandhairpin
3.Slidespringontospringanchorpin
4.Removethespringfromthespringanchor.Repeatfor
othersideofunit.
5.Un-latchthemowerdeckfromtheraisedposition
andslowlylowerthemowerdecktoground;referto
LoweringtheMowerDecktotheOperatingPosition
(page21).
Note:Themowerdeckwillbecomeheavieronce
thespringsareremovedfromtheanchors.Lowerthe
mowerdeckcarefully.
6.Removethelynchpinsatfrontofpusharmsonboth
sidesofthemachine(Figure70).
Figure70
1.Slidethepusharmintothedeckpusharmtube
2.Securethepushpinarmwithlynchpin
7.Removethehairpinandclevisfrombothsidesofthe
PTOguard(Figure71).
Figure71
1.SecurePTOguardwithclevispinandhairpin
8.Raisetheseatanddisconnectthedriveshaftusingthe
quickcoupleratthejackshaft(Figure72).
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