Toro 74657 - Leveling the Mower Deck

LevelingtheMowerDeck
Ensurethatthemowerdeckislevelanytimeyou
installthemowerdeckorwhenyouseeanuneven
cutonyourlawn.
Checkthemowerdeckforbentbladespriorto
leveling;removeandreplaceanybentblades;refer
totheServicingtheCuttingBlades(page45)before
continuing.
Levelthemowerdeckside-to-sidebeforeadjusting
thefront-to-rearslope.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•All4tiresmustbeproperlyinated;referto
CheckingtheTirePressure(page44).
LevelingfromSidetoSide
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
PARKposition,shutofftheengine,removethe
key,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
4.Carefullyrotatetheblade(s)sothattheyareall
sidetoside(Figure59andFigure60).
g009682
Figure59
Mowerdeckswith2blades
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaofblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
g005278
Figure60
Mowerdeckswith3blades
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaoftheblade4.measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
5.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure59).
Note:Ifbothmeasurementsarenotwithin
5mm(3/16inch),anadjustmentisrequired;
continuewiththisprocedure.
6.Movetotheleftsideofthemachine.
7.Loosenthesidelockingnut.
8.Raiseorlowertheleftsideofthemowerdeck
byrotatingtherearlockingnut.(Figure61).
Note:Rotatetherearlockingnutclockwiseto
raisethemowerdeck;rotatetherearlockingnut
counter-clockwisetolowerthemowerdeck.
g027588
Figure61
1.Hangerbracket3.Rearlockingnut
2.Sidelockingnut
48