Toro 74390 - Stopping the Machine; Adjusting the Height of Cut; Adjusting the Anti-Scalp Rollers (for 42 Inch Mower Decks)

2.Togobackward,lookbehindyouanddownasyou
slowlypullthemotioncontrolleversrearward(Figure
20).
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Figure20
Togostraight,applyequalpressuretobothmotion
controllevers(Figure20).
Toturn,releasethepressureonthemotioncontrol
levertowardthedirectionyouwanttoturn.
Tostop,pushthemotioncontrolleverstoneutral.
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethemotioncontrolleversto
neutralandoutwardtotheparkposition,disengagetheblade
controlswitch,ensurethethrottleisintheslowposition,
andturntheignitionkeytotheoffposition.Removethe
keyfromtheignitionswitch.
WARNING
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemowerwhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandmovethe
motioncontrolleversoutwardtotheparkposition
whenleavingthemachineunattended,evenifjust
forafewminutes.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Height-of-cutiscontrolledbytheleverlocatedtotherightof
theoperatingposition(Figure21).
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Figure21
1.Height-of-cutlever3.4.5inch(115mm),
Transportposition
2.Height-of-cutpositions
1.Pullupandinwardonthelevertomoveittothe
desiredcuttingposition.
2.Onceatthedesiredcuttingposition,slowlylowerthe
leveruntilitengagestheposition.
Thetransportpositionisthehighestheight-of-cutpositionor
cuttingheight4.5inch(114mm)(Figure21).
AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp
Rollers(For42inchMower
Decks)
Wheneveryouchangetheheight-of-cut,itisrecommended
toadjusttheheightoftheanti-scalprollers.
Note:Adjusttheanti-scalprollerssotherollersdonottouch
thegroundinnormal,atmowingareas.
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockpositionand
settheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollerstooneofthefollowing
positions:
•Upperhole—usethispositionwiththemowerdeck
inthe63mm(2-1/2inch)andbelowheight-of-cut
positions(
Figure22).
•Lowerhole—usethispositionwiththemower
deckinthe76mm(3inch)andaboveheight-of-cut
positions(Figure22).
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