Toro 74721 - Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope

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1.Hangerbracket3.Rearnut
2.Sidelockingnut
9.Checktheside-to-sideadjustmentsagain.
Repeatthisprocedureuntilthemeasurements
arecorrect.
10.Continuelevelingthemowerdeckbychecking
thefront-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjusting
theFront-to-RearBladeSlope(page40).
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBlade
Slope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyouinstall
themower.Ifthefrontofthemowerismorethan
7.9mm(5/16inch)lowerthantherearofthemower,
adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowinginstructions:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
PARKposition,shutofftheengine,removethe
key,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
Note:Checkandadjusttheside-to-sideblade
levelifyouhavenotcheckedthesetting;referto
LevelingfromSidetoSide(page39).
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessotheyarefacing
fronttorear(Figure56andFigure57).
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Figure56
MowerDeckswith2Blades
1.Bladesfronttorear
2.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheatsurfacehere
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Figure57
MowerDeckswith3Blades
1.Bladesfronttorear3.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
2.Outsidecuttingedges
5.Measurefromthetipofthefrontbladetotheat
surface,andthetipoftherearbladetotheat
surface(Figure56andFigure57).
Note:Ifthefrontbladetipisnot1.6to7.9mm
(1/16to5/16inch)lowerthantherearbladetip,
adjustthefrontlocknut.
6.Toadjustthefront-to-rearbladeslope,rotatethe
adjustmentnutinthefrontofthemower(Figure
58).
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