Toro 74740 - Removing the Mower

9.Checktheside-to-sideadjustmentsagain.
Repeatthisprocedureuntilthemeasurements
arecorrect.
10.Continuelevelingthedeckbycheckingthe
front-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjustingthe
Front-to-RearBladeSlope(page39).
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBlade
Slope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyouinstall
themower.Ifthefrontofthemowerismorethan
7.9mm(5/16inch)lowerthantherearofthemower,
adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowinginstructions:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,
andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
Note:Checkandadjusttheside-to-sideblade
levelifyouhavenotcheckedthesetting;referto
LevelingfromSidetoSide(page38).
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessotheyarefacing
fronttorear(Figure52).
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Figure52
Mowerdeckswith3Blades
1.Bladesfronttorear3.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here
2.Outsidecuttingedges
5.Measurefromthetipofthefrontbladetothe
atsurface,andthetipoftherearbladetothe
atsurface(Figure52).
Note:Ifthefrontbladetipisnot1.6to7.9mm
(1/16to5/16inch)lowerthantherearbladetip,
adjustthefrontlocknut.
6.T oadjustthefront-to-rearbladeslope,rotatethe
adjustmentnutinthefrontofthemower(Figure
53).
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Figure53
1.Adjustingrod3.Locknut
2.Adjustingblock
7.T oraisethefrontofthemower,tightenthe
adjustmentnut.
8.T olowerthefrontofthemower,loosenthe
adjustmentnut.
9.Afteradjustment,checkthefront-to-rearslope
again,continueadjustingthenutuntilthefront
bladetipis1.6to7.9mm(1/16to5/16inch)
lowerthantherearbladetip(Figure52).
10.Whenthefront-to-rearbladeslopeiscorrect
checktheside-to-sidelevelofthemoweragain,
refertoLevelingfromSidetoSide(page38).
RemovingtheMower
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagethebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,
andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Lowertheheight-of-cutlevertothelowest
position.
4.Removethehairpincotterfromthefrontsupport
rodandremovetherodfromthedeckbracket
(Figure54).Carefullylowerthefrontofthe
mowerdecktotheground.
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