Toro 74632 - Leveling the Mower Deck

Figure53
1.Sailareaofblade
4.Bladebolt
2.Blade
5.Bladestiffener(42inch
modelsonly)
3.Curvedwasher
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsof
theblade(Figure54).Maintaintheoriginalangle.The
bladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountofmaterial
isremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure54
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitonablade
balancer(Figure55).Ifthebladestaysinahorizontal
position,thebladeisbalancedandcanbeused.Ifthe
bladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetalofftheendof
thesailareaonly(Figure54).Repeatthisprocedure
untilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure55
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure53).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademustbe
pointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthemowerto
ensurepropercutting.
2.Installthebladestiffener(42inchmodelsonly),the
curvedwasher(cuppedsidetowardtheblade)andthe
bladebolt(
Figure53).
3.Torquethebladeboltto35-65ft-lb(47-88N-m).
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethemowerdeckislevelanytimeyouinstall
themowerorwhenyouseeanunevencutonyourlawn.
Themowerdeckmustbecheckedforbentbladespriorto
leveling;anybentbladesmustberemovedandreplaced.Refer
totheCheckingforBentBladesprocedurebeforecontinuing.
Themowerdeckmustbeleveledside-to-siderstthenthe
fronttorearslopecanbeadjusted.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Allfourtiremustbeproperlyinated.RefertoChecking
theTirePressureintheDriveSystemMaintenance
section.
Side-to-SideLeveling
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothepark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessothattheyareallsideto
side(Figure56andFigure57).
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Figure56
MowerDeckswith2Blades
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaofblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here
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