Toro 74402 - Adjusting the Front-To-Rear Blade Slope

Figure 45
1. Hairpin cotter and washer 3. Front hole
2. Leveling bracket-38 inch
model shown
4. Rear hole
8. Chec k the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
Adjusting the F ront-to-R ear Blade Slope .
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear
Blade Slope
Chec k the front-to-rear blade lev el any time y ou install
the mo w er . If the front of the mo w er is more than
5/16 inc h (7.9 mm) lo w er than the rear of the mo w er ,
adjust the blade lev el using the follo wing instr uctions:
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. Chec k and adjust the side-to-side blade lev el if y ou
ha v e not c hec k ed the setting; refer to Lev eling the
Mo w er from Side-to-Side .
5. Measure the length of the rod extending out of
the adjusting bloc k on the sides of the c hassis
( Figure 46 ).
6. If the rod length is not a 3/4 inc h (19 mm), remo v e
the hair pin cotter and w asher from the end of the
adjusting rod ( Figure 46 ) and tur n the rod until the
3/4 inc h (19 mm) dimension is obtained.
7. Install the end of the rod into the hole in the
mo w er mount and secure it with the w asher and
hair pin cotter .
Figure 46
1. Leveling bracket-38 inch
model shown
3. Adjusting rod
2. Adjusting block 4. Hairpin cotter and washer
8. R e peat ste ps 5 through 7 for the opposite side of
the mo w er .
9. Set the height-of-cut at position 3 [3 inc h (76 mm)]
and carefully rotate the blades so they are facing
front to rear ( Figure 47 ).
10. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the flat
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the flat
surface ( Figure 47 ). If the front blade tip is not
1/16-5/16 inc h (1.6-7.9 mm) lo w er than the rear
blade tip , adjust the front loc kn uts .
Figure 47
1. Blades front to rear 3. Measure here
2. Outside cutting edges
11. T o adjust the front-to-rear blade slope , remo v e the
loc kn uts and then rotate the adjustment n uts in the
front of the mo w er ( Figure 48 ).
12. T o raise the front of the mo w er , tighten the
adjustment n uts . T o lo w er the front of the mo w er ,
loosen the adjustment n uts .
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