Toro 74391 - Adjusting the Front-To-Rear Blade Slope

5.Carefullyrotatetheblade(s)sidetoside(Figure43).
Ifbothmeasurementsarenotwithin3/16inch
(5mm),anadjustmentisrequired;continuewiththis
procedure.
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Figure43
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaofblade
4.Measurehere
6.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure43).Ifbothmeasurements
arenotwithin3/16inch(5mm),anadjustmentis
required;continuewiththisprocedure.
7.Movetotheleftsideofthemachine.Loosen,but
donotremove,therearlockingnutonthehanger
bracket(Figure44).
8.Loosenthesidelockingnutonthehangerbracket
justenoughtoallowtheeccentricplatetobeadjusted
(Figure44).Usea3/8inchdriveextensionona
socketwrenchtomanipulatetheeccentricplate.Use
thewrenchtorepositiontheheightofthemower
deckandadjusttothedesiredheight.
9.Stopthedeckattheadjustedpositionandtightenthe
sidelockingnutonthehangerbrackettoholdthe
newposition(Figure44).Tightentherearlocking
nutonthehangerbracket.
10.Continuelevelingthedeckbycheckingthe
front-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjustingthe
Front-to-RearBladeSlope.
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Figure44
1.Hangerbracket4.Eccentricadjustmentplate
2.Rearlockingnut
5.Socketwrenchhole
3.Sidelockingnut6.Socketwrenchwith3/8
inchextension
AdjustingtheFront-to-Rear
BladeSlope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyouinstall
themower.Ifthefrontofthemowerismorethan
5/16inch(7.9mm)lowerthantherearofthemower,
adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowinginstructions:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Checktheairpressureofallfourtires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
CheckingtheTirePressureintheDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
4.Checkandadjusttheside-to-sidebladelevelifyou
havenotcheckedthesetting;refertoLevelingthe
MowerfromSide-to-Side.
5.Settheheight-of-cutatpositionD[3inch(76mm)]
andcarefullyrotatethebladessotheyarefacing
fronttorear(Figure45).
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