Toro 74621 - Leveling the Mower Deck; Side-to-Side Deck Leveling

LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethemowerdeckislevelanytimeyou
installthemowerorwhenyouseeanunevencuton
yourlawn.
Themowerdeckmustbecheckedforbentblades
priortoleveling;anybentbladesmustberemoved
andreplaced.RefertotheCheckingforBentBlades
procedurebeforecontinuing.
Themowerdeckmustbeleveledside-to-siderstthen
thefronttorearslopecanbeadjusted.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Allfourtiresmustbeproperlyinated.Referto
CheckingtheTirePressureintheDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
Side-to-SideLeveling
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
4.Carefullyrotatetheblade(s)sothattheyareallside
toside(
Figure48).
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Figure48
1.Bladesidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaofblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here
5.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure48).Ifbothmeasurements
arenotwithin3/16inch(5mm),anadjustmentis
required;continuewiththisprocedure.
6.Supporttheweightofmowerdeckbyplacingwood
blocksundertheedgesofthedeck.
Note:Avoidplacingthesupportsunderany
anti-scalprollersifpresentonthedeck.
7.Movetotheleftsideofthemachine.Removethe
sidecarriageboltandlockingnutfromthexed
positionandinstallitintotherear,slottedposition
(
Figure49).Leavethelocknutslightlyloose.
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Figure49
1.Hangerbracket
4.Sidelockingnut.
2.Slottedadjustment
position
5.Sidecarriagebolt
3.Fixedposition
8.Loosentherearlockingnutonthehangerbracket
justenoughtoallowthehangertobeadjusted
(Figure49).
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Figure50
1.Hangerbracket
3.Sidelockingnut,slotted
position.
2.Rearlockingnut4.Adjustmentnotches
9.Usethenotchesontheweldedbrackettomeasure
theamountofadjustment.Eachnotchsurfaceis
equivalentto0.25inch,whileasinglesideis0.125
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