Toro 74402 - Leveling the Mower from; Side-To-Side

Figure 41
1. Sharpen at original angle
2. Chec k the balance of the blade b y putting it on a
blade balancer ( Figure 42 ). If the blade sta ys in a
horizontal position, the blade is balanced and can
be used. If the blade is not balanced, file some
metal off the end of the sail area only ( Figure 41 ).
R e peat this procedure until the blade is balanced.
Figure 42
1. Blade 2. Balancer
Installing the Blades
1. Install the blade onto the spindle shaft ( Figure 40 ).
Important: T he cur v ed par t of the blade
must be pointing up w ard to w ard the inside of
the mo w er to ensur e pr oper cutting .
2. Install the blade stiffener , the cur v ed w asher
(cupped side to w ard the blade) and the blade bolt
( Figure 40 ).
3. T or que the blade bolt to 35-65 ft-lb (47-88 N·m).
Leveling the Mower from
Side-to-Side
T he mo w er blades m ust be lev el from side to side .
Chec k the side-to-side lev el any time y ou install the
mo w er or when y ou see an unev en cut on y our la wn.
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and diseng ag e
the blade control (PTO).
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e
position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait
for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Chec k the air pressure of all four tires . If
needed, adjust to the recommended inflation;
refer to Chec king the Tire Pressure in
Dri v e System Maintenance , pag e 29 .
4. Set the height-of-cut lev er to position 3
[3 inc h (76 mm)].
5. Carefully rotate the blade(s) side to side ( Figure 48 ).
Measure betw een the outside cutting edg es and the
flat surface ( Figure 48 ). If both measurements
are not within 3/16 inc h (5 mm), an adjustment is
required; contin ue with this procedure .
Figure 43
1. Blades side to side 3. Measure here
2. Outside cutting edges
6. R emo v e the hair pin cotter and w asher from the
lev eling brac k et ( Figure 44 ).
7. T o lev el the blade(s), re position the lev eling
brac k et(s) in a different hole and install the w asher
and hair pin cotter . ( Figure 44 and Figure 45 ). A
front hole lo w ers the blade height and a rear hole
raises its height. Adjust both sides as required.
Figure 44
1. Hairpin cotter and washer 3. Front hole
2. Leveling bracket-42 inch
model shown
4. Rear hole
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