Toro 74408 Z334 Z Master - Mower Deck Maintenance; Leveling the Mower

MowerDeck
Maintenance
LevelingtheMower
Important:Thereareonlythreemeasuring
positionsneededtolevelthemower.
1.Positionmoweronaatsurface.
2.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Checktirepressureofthereartires.Ifneeded,adjust
to13psi(90kPa)
5.Placetwothickblocksunderrearleftandrightlower
edgeofthemowerdecksotheweightofthedeck
restsontheblocks.
6.Lowerthemowertothe3inch(76mm)height-of-cut
position.
7.Loosentheboltsconnectingthetwochainsandthe
tworearbracketstothemower(Figure52).
8.Adjustthetworearboltssotheyareinthemiddleof
theslotlocatedinthepivotbracket(Figure52).
9.Adjusttheboltssotheendoftheboltisushwith
thenut.Thiswillallowthebushingtorollintheslot
inthemowerdeckbracket(Figure51).
10.Adjustthedischargesidefrontboltsoitisinthe
middleoftheslotlocatedinthepivotbracket
(Figure52).
11.Raisethemowerdeckandremovetheblocksholding
upthemowerdeck.
12.Adjusttheleftfrontboltinthepivotbracketsothe
chainhasnoslackinit.
13.Inspectthefourchains.Thechainsneedtohave
tension.
Note:Whenproperlyadjusted,thefrontbladetip
willbea1/4inch(6mm)lowerfor34inchmowers
and3/16(4mm)lowerfor40inchmowersthanthe
rearbladetip.RefertoCheckingforBentBladesfor
theproceduretomeasurethebladetipheight.
14.Therightbladeatthefrontposition(Figure54or
Figure55)needstobethesameheightastheleft
bladeatthefrontposition.
Ifthereismorethanan1/8inch(3mm)difference
betweenleftandright,thenadjustthemounting
boltsintheslottolevelthemowerdecklefttoright.
Note:Themowerdeckcuttingheightcanbe
adjusted.Loosentheheightofcutbracketandadjust
itforwardorbackwardtogetthecorrectheight.
Tightenthebracketaftertheadjustmentismade.
Figure51
1.Keeptheendofthebolt
ushwiththenut
3.Nut
2.Rearpivotbracket4.Bolt
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