Toro 74740 - Leveling the Mower Deck

InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
47).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthethecurvedwasher(cuppedside
towardtheblade)andthebladebolt(Figure47).
3.T orquethebladeboltto47to88N-m(35to
65ft-lb).
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethatthemowerdeckislevelanytime
youinstallthemowerorwhenyouseeanunevencut
onyourlawn.
Themowerdeckmustbecheckedforbentblades
priortoleveling;anybentbladesmustberemoved
andreplaced;refertotheServicingtheCuttingBlades
(page35)beforecontinuing.
Themowerdeckmustbeleveledside-to-siderst
thenthefronttorearslopecanbeadjusted.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•All4tiresmustbeproperlyinated;referto
CheckingtheTirePressure(page34).
LevelingfromSidetoSide
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,
andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
4.Carefullyrotatetheblade(s)sothattheyareall
sidetoside(Figure50).
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Figure50
Mowerdeckswith3blades
1.Bladesidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaoftheblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here
5.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedges
andtheatsurface(Figure50).Ifboth
measurementsarenotwithin5mm(3/16inch),
anadjustmentisrequired;continuewiththis
procedure.
6.Movetotheleftsideofthemachine.
7.Loosentheside-lockingnut.
8.Raiseorlowertheleftsideofthemowerdeck
byrotatingtherearnut.(Figure51).
Note:Rotatetherearnutclockwiseto
raisethemowerdeck;rotatetherearnut
counter-clockwisetolowerthemowerdeck.
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Figure51
1.Hangerbracket3.Rear-lockingnut
2.Side-lockingnut
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