Toro 74560 - Leveling the Mower from Side-To-Side; Checking and Setting the Cutting Height

3.Ensurethatthefront-to-rearbladeslopeiscorrect,
thenchecktheside-to-sidelevelofthemower;referto
LevelingtheMowerfromSide-to-Side.
LevelingtheMowerfrom
Side-to-Side
Themowerbladesmustbelevelfromsidetoside.Checkthe
side-to-sidelevelwheneveryouinstallthemowerorifyou
noticethatyourlawnhasanunevenappearance.
1.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside(Figure45).
Figure45
Topandsideviewsofmowerhousing
1.Bladessidetoside3.Measurehere
2.Outsideedgesofblades
2.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesandtheat
surface(Figure45).Ensurethatthemeasurementsare
within3mm(1/8inch)ofeachother.Iftheyarenot,
gotothenextstep.
3.Loosenthenutsonthefrontandrearadjustable
links(locatedontherightsideofthemower)sothat
thelinksarefreetomovethroughthetrunnions
(Figure46andFigure47).
Figure46
Frontadjustablelink(viewfromfrontofmachine)
1.Frontadjustablelink3.Trunnion
2.Nuts
Figure47
Rearadjustablelink(viewfromrightsideofmachine)
1.Rearadjustablelink3.Trunnion
2.Nuts
4.Raiseorlowertherightsideofthemowerhousingby
turningthenutsuntilthedistancefromtheoutside
edgesofthebladestotheatsurface(Figure45)are
within3mm(1/8inch)ofeachother,andtightenthe
nutsonthefrontandrearadjustablelinks.
CheckingandSettingthe
CuttingHeight
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Checkthefront-to-rearblade
slope.(Alsocheckitwheneveryouinstall
themower.)
Beforeyouchecktheslope,inatethefrontandreartiresto
therecommendedairpressure;refertoCheckingtheTire
Pressure.Ifthefrontofthemowerisnotwithin4to11mm
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